It's that time of year again to honor the life and memory of Dr. Martin King, Jr. For the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance it is time for their candlelight march to recognize Dr. King.
"The experience has been very rewarding and enjoyable," said Rev. Ecclesiastes Goodwin of the Alliance. "As a young adult I wasn't actually around during the time of Dr. King, so getting closer to the history has been rewarding."
Rev. Goodwin has been involved with the march for roughly the last five years and he says that those years have been informative for him.
"It illuminated the things that Dr. King did and brought those things to the surface." Goodwin explained.
According to Goodwin the march is designed to portray the image of Dr. King.
"He represented peace and love for all fellow man. Not just black, but all races." Goodwin said.
Seeing the crowd come to the event is something that Rev. Goodwin looks forward to.
"Seeing everyone come out feels very good. To see black and white come and the community as a whole laying aside their differences to get on one common ground." Goodwin said.
The lineup will happen on Sunday at 6 p.m. at the corner of 16th Street and 31st Ave. The march will end at First Uninon Baptist Church located at 610 38th Ave.
The keynote speaker will be Rev. Melvin Hendricks of Montgomery, AL. Hendricks is the retired chaplain for NAS.
And like every year there will be a reading of Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech to be read by Rev. Gerald Hudson this year.
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