Gwinnett Honors Dr. Martin King, Jr.
Parade, rally highlighted Lawrenceville event
The United Ebony Society of Gwinnett Countyheld its 11th annual MLK Program and Parade Monday. Starting with a program that included music, singing, speeches and tributes, on the grounds of the Historic Gwinnett County Courthouse, an estimated crowd of 300 attendees gathered in the cold weather to pay homage to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Society president Joseph McCarty said the community-based event "is important for all of us to come together and celebrate the many good deeds of Dr. King’s legacy so that they are not forgotten.” Kristin McNutt, 17, a Brookwood High School student, and 18-year-old Nick Pullum, a student at Southwest DeKalb High School, were both in attendance to support their Hope and Life Fellowship Church…
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