Miami-Dade County – A myriad of community events will take place in January throughout Miami-Dade County to celebrate the birth one of the country’s most well-known civil-rights activists, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From Florida City to County Line Road, various groups and organizations have planned events to celebrate the holiday named for the Civil Rights activist:
Thursday, January 12 , 2012
West Perrine CDC Breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Featuring Johnny Ford, First Black Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama
7:30 a.m.
Miami Airport Convention Center
7111 N.W. 72nd Avenue
Miami, Florida
Tickets: $35.00
Details: (305) 233-9325
Friday, January 13, 2012
Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board’s
35th Annual Commemoration Program
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Stephen P. Clark Government Center (Lobby)
111 N.W. 1st Street
Miami, Florida 33128
Details: (305)-375-4606
Saturday, January 14, 2012
28th Annual West Perrine National Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade
10:00 a.m.
Corner of Homestead Avenue and S.W. 184th Street
Details: (305) 233-9325
Saturday, January 14, 2012
“Battle of the Bands” featuring Bethune Cookman University’s ‘Marching Wildcats’
& Local High School Bands
1:30 p.m.
Southridge Park/Stadium
11250 SW 192nd Street
Miami, Florida
Tickets: $15.00
Details: (305) 233-9325
Monday, January 16, 2012
8:30 a.m.
5000 Role Models Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast
Parrot Jungle, 111 Parrot Jungle Lane
Details: (305) 995-2454
www.5000rolemodels.net
11 a.m.
MLK Festival Committee presents the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade
10:00 a.m.
N.W. 54th Street & 12th Avenue then westbound to N.W. 32nd Avenue
Details: (305) 773-4043
City of Miami Gardens
Unity in the Community: Oratorical, Talent and Art Contests
10:00 a.m. -12 Noon
Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex
3000 N.W. 199th Street
Miami Gardens, Florida
www.miamigardens-fl.gov
Details: (305) 622-8000 ext. 2482
