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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coast-Wide Birthday Celebration

2012 Events Sunday, January 15th, 2012 Coast-Wide Program Featuring: Dr. Beverly Hogan President: Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS 3:00 p.m. Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church 1440 20th Street Gulfport, MS 39501

Friday, January 13th, 2012 Gospel Extravaganza Featuring: The Martin Luther King Choir and Coast Wide100 Male Chorus and More… 7:00 p.m. First Missionary Baptist Church 658 Esters Blvd Biloxi, MS 39530

Saturday, January 14th, 2012 Community Blood Drive 12:00 Noon – 5:00 p.m. NAACP Financial Freedom Workshop 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon Featuring: Wealth Inequality & Asset Building Techniques Amazing Grace Ministries 1783 Pass Road, Biloxi, MS 39530

Monday, January 16th, 2012 Parade and Battle of the Bands 11:00 a.m. Featuring: Jackson St. Univ. Tuskegee Univ. Alcorn St. Univ. MS Valley St. Univ. Formation (10:00 a.m.) MS Coast Coliseum, Highway 90 West Biloxi, MS 39530

Thursday, January 19, 2012 8th Annual African American Art and Heritage Exhibit and Show 5:30 – 7:30p.m. Featuring: Eugene Pool,Negrotto's Gallery and Custom Framing 2645 Executive Place, Biloxi, MS 39531

Contact: Mr. James Crowell at 228-432-0206

Open to the General Public

Presented By: The Committee for A Coast-Wide Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, City of Biloxi, Harrison County Tourism Commission, Biloxi Branch N.A.A.C.P., Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Mississippi Power Foundation, and WJZD Radio