MARIETTA — The Cobb County NAACP hosted its 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, featuring speeches, musical performances, prayer and more.
Monday’s event at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre honored the life and legacy of King 93 years after his birth, with the theme “Together We Can Be The Dream.” Speakers called on attendees to continue King’s work in their own lives.
“The Lord God of Jesus, help us during this moral emergency,” said Bishop Christopher Walker of Greater Grace International Church. “Hold our hand, lead us, guide us and continue to cover and keep us. Help us to commit today to good works, serving our communities well, loving one another not with just words only, but in our deeds.”
Anderson honored
Rhonda Anderson, the chief deputy of the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, was honored with the Living the Dream…
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