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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The NAACP Wilkes-Barre branch will observe the birth date of the late Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 17 at the Luzerne County Courthouse.</p><p>The event will start at 6 p.m. and the theme of the ceremonial kickoff to the MLK weekend is, &#8220;Walk Together.&#8221;</p><p>David Yonki, event chairman and first vice president of the Wilkes-Barre branch of the NAACP, said, &#8220;We want the community to know that there will be more than one program to celebrate the life of Dr. King and wanted to make sure one venue was not overlapping another. The NAACP Wilkes-Barre branch&#8217;s event as well as the others are free and open to the public. Our group would like to give this three-day weekend the historical perspective it deserves.&#8221;</p><p>This marks the first time in a few years the NAACP has conducted the King commemoration at the Courthouse. &#8220;We are both grateful and excited to be partnering with the Courthouse for this event. Our organization has planned an inspirational program that will be a fitting remembrance of Dr. King&#8217;s life,&#8221; Yonki said.</p><p>The two downtown schools also have MLK events scheduled &#8212; King&#8217;s College at 11 a.m. on Jan. 20 and Wilkes University at 11 a.m. Jan. 23.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The Wilkes-Barre branch of the NAACP will hold an event at the Luzerne County Courthouse on Jan.17 in observance of the birth date of the late Martin Luther King Jr. Members of the MLK Planning Committee are, seated, from left: Secretary Flora Jenkins, Executive Committee member Peggy Felton and President Ron Felton. Standing, from left to right, are: event Chairman and First Vice President David S. Yonki and Third Vice President Mellissa Rivers. Executive Committee member John Barnes was not available for the photo.  </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_WB-NAACP-MLK-Day-2020.jpg</photo0><caption0>The Wilkes-Barre branch of the NAACP will hold an event at the Luzerne County Courthouse on Jan.17 in observance of the birth date of the late Martin Luther King Jr. Members of the MLK Planning Committee are, seated, from left: Secretary Flora Jenkins, Executive Committee member Peggy Felton and President Ron Felton. Standing, from left to right, are: event Chairman and First Vice President David S. Yonki and Third Vice President Mellissa Rivers. Executive Committee member John Barnes was not available for the photo.  </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>

Wilkes-Barre NAACP to mark MLK weekend at courthouse