2010-01-22 / Neighbors

Celebrating his struggle


PRAISE FOR CHANGE — Above, members of Simi Second Missionary Baptist Church dance group Distinguished Women of Praise perform for a packed house of guests at the church’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on a rainy Monday morning. At right, historian and Navy veteran Emanuel “Mack” Brown remembers Dr. King in a speech before those gathered at the church. “There’s still much work to do,” Brown told the audience. This year’s program was titled “The Struggle That Brings About Change.” PRAISE FOR CHANGE — Above, members of Simi Second Missionary Baptist Church dance group Distinguished Women of Praise perform for a packed house of guests at the church’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on a rainy Monday morning. At right, historian and Navy veteran Emanuel “Mack” Brown remembers Dr. King in a speech before those gathered at the church. “There’s still much work to do,” Brown told the audience. This year’s program was titled “The Struggle That Brings About Change.”
Photos by IRIS SMOOT Acorn Newspapers Photos by IRIS SMOOT Acorn Newspapers

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