MLK events
WHAT: MLK Federal Holiday Parade
WHEN: 11 a.m. today
WHERE: Starts at Burke High School, 244 President St., ends at Marion Square
COST: Free (parade enrollment is $10)
MORE INFO: 722-1644 or www.ywca-charlestonsc.org
WHAT: Youth Speaks Out
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. today
WHERE: YWCA, 106 Coming St.
COST: Free
MORE INFO: 722-1644 or www.ywca-charlestonsc.org
WHAT: 2013 Black History Intercollegiate Consortium’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE: Summerall Chapel on The Citadel campus
COST: Free
MORE INFO: The event recognizes S.C. Rep. Wendell Gilliard, S.C. Sen. Robert Ford, Trident Technical College representative Anita Zucker, Charleston Southern University representative Betty Mitchell and Medical University of South Carolina representative Cynthia Wright. For additional information, call 953-6779.
WHAT: MLK unity service with the Rev. Alfred Williams and guest speaker Henry Darby
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, 1561 Mosstree Road, North Charleston
COST: Free
MORE INFO: 209-4825
WHAT: North Charleston MLK holiday parade and Unity Service led by the Rev. Nelson Rivers III
WHEN: 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by Unity Service and entertainment
WHERE: Starts at intersection of Rivers Avenue and Durant Avenue, ends at Park Circle
COST: Free
MORE INFO: 209-4825
WHAT: MLK Tri-County Ecumenical Service, featuring keynote speaker Georgia Congressman John Lewis and the presentation of the Harvey Gantt Triumph Awards
WHEN: 4 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Morris Street Baptist Church, 25 Morris St.
COST: Free
MORE INFO: 722-1644 or www.ywca-charlestonsc.org
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