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“Soulful Celebration” tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

A community-wide performing arts youth concert

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa

Editor

Tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on what would be his 84th birthday began in Jackson with a “Soulful Celebration” presented by the PERICO Institute for Youth Development, Sunday, Jan. 13.

Held at the Jackson Medical Mall, it was delightful to see the choirs of African American teenagers so poised and reflective of the dignity due Dr. King’s memory…. […]