1,000 people or more at 34th Civil Rights March - It's Left To Us

Yes we can change --- this year 1,000 plus people attended the Martin Luther King Jr Celebration at the Cincinnati Music Hall. Hundreds went a freezing temperatures on a march that started at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, stopped at Foundation Square and headed to Music Hall to hear a rousing program moderated by Curtis Fuller and orchestrated by Bishop Todd O'Neal and Dr. Cathrine Roma.

We are proud to be a member of the The Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition 2009 Program Planning Committee [Cincinnati]. According to Bishop E. Lynn Brown, 2nd Episcopal Diocese C.M.E Church this is his finial year as Coalition President, we will poorer by this action . He like Rev. Dr. Rev. William Land of the United Church of Christ , who gave a rousing speech this day at Fountain Square, are direct connections to Dr. King. They actually worked with Dr. King in person and over the years have learned invaluable lessons from them. Thanks for you past service and we look forward to your future mentoring.

In a sad note, we acknowledge the passing of the Rev. Sherman and dedicated member of the Coalition. We will miss him. Also our condolences to Rabbi Gary Zola [Immediate Coalition Past President] on the death in his family.

On a positive note we are looking forward to proactive positive action this coming year of Change [Cincinnati Change started operations in 1988 at Mt. St. Joe] based on the Coalition theme "Emancipation, the Dream, Unfinished Business: It's Left To Us".