2021 MLK Unity Breakfast Virtual, Just as Impactful

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2021 MLK Unity Breakfast Virtual, Just as Impactful

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast may have been virtual due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, but the spirit of Dr. King could be felt by anyone who watched the moving ceremony through computer screens. The annual unity breakfast, which is usually held at the […]

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