12 BOCNEWS.com MAY 2018 FREE EVENT CALENDAR ULPPR Scholarship Awards Dinner MAY 3 — Thursday, 6-8pm Join us as we honor this year’s scholarship award recipients from Harrison School District 2 and Colorado Springs School District 11 at the 2018 ULPPR Scholarship Awards Dinner. At the ULPPR Center, 506 E. Moreno Avenue, CSC 80903. Individual Tickets: $50 or Table of 8: $400 Please RSVP to: jj.frazier@ulppr.org, by no later than Friday, April 20. for tickets: call (719) 634-1525 or visit: www.ulppr.org Mother's Day Tea Party and Fashion MAY 12th — Saturday, Happy Mother's Day "Tea Party and Fashion Show" 11:00am - 1:00pm. A Time for Fellowship, come Share a Cup of Tea and Crumpets, Listen to some Great Poetry and Celebrate our Mothers. Location: House of Hope Christian Ministries, Host; Pastor Richard Lewis. 10180 E. Colfax Avenue, ( Colfax and Galena) Aurora Co. 80010. Women Encouraging Women MAY 17, 18, 19 — Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. "Women Encouraging Women" Conference. Please join for a Special time of encouragement for woman and a Powerful Movement of God that will result in life Changes. 3 Powerful Days / 6 Powerful Speakers! Continental Breakfast all 3 days and Lunch First day. $35 dollar the First day, $25 dollars the Second day, and $55 dollars the third day. Registration Online https://www.eventbrite.com/e/woman-encouraging-woman-conference- getting-through-the-trials-and-test-of-life-tickets-41861857944 Make Checks or Money Orders payable to: Laverne Gillespie -for more information Call 720-707-9431 @ Holiday Inn Express 1501 S. Abliene St. Aurora CO. 80015 Mary Kaleli’s Gospel CD Release Celebration The Denver community is cordial- ly invited to attend Mary Kaleli’s Gospel CD release celebration, June 9, 2018 from 4-7 pm at the Ethiopian Evangelical Church, 445 South Lansing Street in Aurora. Mary was born and raised in Kenya as the sixth born in a family of nine. She married Franklin Kaleli and had her first child. After receiving her RN diploma, she relocated to the United States with her husband and son. She is presently raising her two children Emanuel and Grace and residing in Denver, Colorado. In 2011, Mary’s passion to sing took a turn around when she started to write her own songs through inspiration and released her first two albums here in Denver Colorado among the Kenyan community. Her new CD titled “For His Glory” is a blessing to each person who listens to her smooth, melodic vocals with the African rhythms that ministers to your soul. Don’t miss the opportunity to join our Kenyan brother and sisters in a great celebration of music. For more information, check out her web- site at: www.beyondhorizonministry. com or call 303-373-2667. Hope to see you there. Mary Kaleli By Deborah Walker MUSIC doom it. “Militarism has robbed us of the nec- essary resources to deal with the social discrepancies in our nation,” she said. “So I stand here 50 years later to say that it’s time for America to repent, that America may still go to hell.” Crowds, activists, MLK’s children remember him at the sacred place of his last speech; nonetheless, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees President Lee Saunders of “AFSCME,” said the road to that Promised Land remains rocky and treacherous. “Dr. King’s work — our work — isn’t done. We must still struggle; we must still sac- rifice. We must still educate and orga- nize and mobilize. That’s why we’re here in Memphis. Not just to honor our history, but to seize our future,” he said. Saunders further said that Dr. King who spent his life trying to persuade America to live up to the Christian principles of peace and brotherhood made what would be his final speech there. “When communities of color are disproportionately poor, when black communities are disproportionately hurt by mass incarceration, have we reached the promised land?” Saunders asked. “No!” the crowd responded. Former President Barack Obama through a video message proclaimed; “As long as we’re still trying, Dr. King’s soul is still rejoicing.” Standing in Mason Temple fifty years after Dr. King gave his last speech this place was a sacred place not uniquely because it was a church but because King was a dreamer who realized that his death would be a small price to pay to see the dream come to pass. King was willing to make the ultimate sacrifices. Ambassador Andrew Young shared that fifty years ago Dr. King was not the original speaker, it was Rev. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., Dr. King’s best and closest friend. He went on to say that the crowd made it very clear that they only wanted to hear from one person and one person only which was Dr. King. The Ambassador stated that Africans say that one is never dead as long as their name is spoken. Colorado was well represented at the weeklong events; as Denver’s own Rev. Dr. James Peters, Pastor Emeritus of New Hope Baptist Church, and Civil Rights leader in Colorado and as a part of the King Civil Rights Movement that has touched countless lives in a ministry that combines faith with work for social justice. He is also a Veteran of Hope an appointment by the late Dr. Vincent Harding. John Marsh of the African American Leadership Institute “AALI” Ron Wooding Alfas, Cheryl Hutchison Denver Local 76 AFSCME and Dr. Vern L. Howard of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission to name a few. As Dr. Peters’ and I entered the Mason Temple, Dr. Peters was ushered to the front of the church where he had a seat waiting for him on the second row. Later Ambassador Andrew Young arrived with his entourage where he was seated across the aisle next to Dr. Peters; they exchanged pleasantries as the evening’s events begun. Wednesday, April 4th, 2018, as the wind blew and the sun made its appearance, numerous people had begun to gather at 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN, National Civil Rights Museum and the place where Dr. King took a bullet for all people and human rights. After a full day of speeches at 6:01 p.m., the bell rang and wreaths were laid for all to see, and Al green sang Precious Lord and Love and Happiness. The crown dissipated some with heavy hearts with the meaning of the hour while others went away knowing there was still a lot of work to be done to see Dr. King's dream become a reality KING ... from page 11 Mary’s passion to sing took a turn around when she started to write her own songs.