The King Heart’s annual Beloved Group Awards on Saturday, Jan. 18 commenced a vacation weekend of remembrance and repair in honor of the Reverand Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The awards banquet happened on the Omni Resort in downtown Atlanta. Honorees and attendees included Jasmine Man of “A Totally different World” fame, singers Trina Braxton and Dottie Peoples, radio character Gary With the Tea, and honoree Jenifer Lewis, who has starred in a succession of basic movies and TV reveals reminiscent of “black-ish,” Suppose Like a Man, Sister Act, Meet the Browns, and Tyler Perry’s Household Reunion.
MLK, born and raised in Atlanta, was the chief and most acknowledged determine within the historic Civil Rights Motion within the Fifties and 60s. His childhood residence on Auburn Avenue is a block away from The Martin Luther King Jr. Nationwide Historic Park.
“With all the pieces that’s occurring on this planet immediately, this can be a night time that shines a light-weight on the perfect of us,” mentioned Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Heart and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
The King Heart introduced that its strategic theme for 2025 is “Mission Doable: Defending Freedom, Justice, and Democracy within the Spirit of Nonviolence365.
“This theme defines the 2025 King Vacation Observance occasions and programming whereas serving as a compass for all of the work we’ll do that upcoming calendar yr and past,” mentioned King.
“The pioneering work of Dr. King demonstrated that Nonviolence is the sustainable resolution to injustice and violence in our world, in the end resulting in the creation of the Beloved Group, the place injustice ceases, and love prevails.”
