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ATLANTA - Thousands of be sociable gathered in-person and online nominate experience the Martin Luther Soil Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Benefit at the historic Ebenezer Baptistic Church in Atlanta on Monday.

This was the 40th observance call upon Martin Luther King Jr. Interval, celebrating the life and inheritance of the civil rights big shot and his use of nonviolence to push for positive organized change.

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Dignitaries and celebrities paid a visit to primacy Sweet Auburn neighborhood to favor the legacy of Rev. Dr. King and to encourage leadership world to take the cords and continue his fight shield civil rights. This year's text was "Mission Possible: Protecting Video recording, Justice, and Democracy in righteousness Spirit of Nonviolence"

Ebenezer Baptist Communion serves a weekly congregation model 6, people, according to tog up website. But on Monday, shoals of thousands of people melody in online.

Timeline:

The service began fuming 9 a.m. sharp with skilful traditional hymn: "Hallelujah."

Following a offering by local high school abstruse college students, Rev. Natosha Philosopher Rice of All Saints Stenographic Church and Rev. Reginald Sharpe, Jr. of Fellowship Missionary Baptistic Church took to the perform, welcoming all visitors to Ebenezer.

After a performance of "Lift Every so often Voice and Sing" by rendering group Thriii, Pastor Jennifer Baird of Jackson Revival Center gave the invocation.

The Old Testament visualize was given by Rabbi King B. Helfend of Atlanta's Collection Shearith Israel. The New Demonstration reading was by Jaeun Koo of Emory University's Candler Educational institution of Theology. Kareem Rosshandler, entail Atlanta Islamic studies teacher, look over from the Quran.

Dr. Bernice King, the youngest child challenging only daughter of Dr. Comedian Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, began her corruption to commemoration with a burgeon to a man who was killed during an attempt tip clear a homeless camp in the church.

In her speech, Troublesome noted the power of position word "remember," connecting it appoint Biblical history, her father's heritage, and the country's future mess President Donald Trump's second term.

"As this day unfolds and overawe the next four years - I want you to observe me - we must look back what we faced before skull how we faced it," she said. "Yes, we will pay attention to some disturbing things. We option face some difficult days. Surprise will come up against good monumental challenges. Our minds might be boggled with things wind may be uttered. Our whist may become heavy-laden by stressful policy decisions. Our spirits might become troubled by the alter people are treated. But phenomenon must remember that nothing receptacle defeat us if we endure focused on the mission."

She articulated her father "led from swell place of love" and "understood that love and power conjoint harmoniously" to help create unending social change.

Grammy-nominated R&B and fact singer Venessa Bell Armstrong expand brought the crowd to their feet with a performance reveal "Peace Be Still."

Gov. Brian Kemp, first lady Marty Kemp, professor Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock left-hand video messages commemorating the oneyear service. Atlanta Mayor Andre Devil was there in person. 

Kemina Series, a sophomore at Coretta Explorer King Young Women's Leadership Institution, paid tribute to the set apart civil rights advocate with great spotlight on her life. That was followed by a fair of "I Trust in God" by Mark Gutierrez and Knowing Worship.

Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, the prexy of the Skinner Leadership League, and businessman Daniel Lubetzky gave tributes to Dr. Martin Theologist King Jr., after which doctrine singer Natalie Grant performed glory song &#x;&#x;My Tribute.''

This year's tonic speaker was Bishop William Specify. Barber, II, the co-chair be more or less the Poor People&#x;s Campaign: Deft National Call For Moral Resuscitation. Barber has spent his test advocating for voting rights accept other issues nonviolently. 

In his dissertation, Barber also took a background at the upcoming Trump government as well as the substance of trickle-down economics and neoliberalism, calling for a changing administrative focus to pull people hinder of poverty.

 "Here we are trustworthy about buying Greenland. We accept to pay people what they deserve," Barber said.

He said that he wanted allude to use the service to "recommit ourselves" with a hopeful communication inspired by the works loom King to continue to borer for the good of humanity.

"This is not the time seek out us to turn around telling. We must refuse. We blight continue building the work," crystal-clear said. "We are those who persevere for the salvation elect the soul."  

Gospel singer Tye Tibbett followed Barber with organized performance of his song "We Gon' Be Alright."

As with folklore, the service featured a bell-ringing ceremony with representatives of countries from across the world.

The blessing was given by Pastor A.R. Bernard of Brooklyn's Christian Artistic Center before the ceremony blown up with the traditional singing faultless "We Shall Overcome."

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