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The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the Poster and Essay Contest. Students from various schools throughout Brazoria County along with their parents, grandparents and other family members gathered on February 23 at Brazosport College. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in both categories received a medal and a check from the MLKCC. In addition to the medal and cash awards, the first-place essay winners were also gifted a tablet from BASF. The students created posters and wrote their essays centered around the MLKCC theme “Creating The Change.” Judges for the poster and essay contest were ChantalRead More →

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The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee once again sieged the opportunity to promote positive black images and support black professionals in the film industry.  On November 5, 2022, MLKCC hosted a private showing of the movie Till at the Brazos Mall AMC theater.  Tlll reframed a true story of a historically horrific murder and the pursuit of justice within a mother’s grief.  There were approximately 137 people in attendance.Read More →

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The ActionS, Inc. of Brazoria County serves the needs of our senior citizens in Brazoria County. One of their annual projects is their Fans and Heaters donation. Over the past five years, MLKCC has donated fans to help with relief from rising temperatures during the summer. This year, MLKCC donated 40 fans to the annual project. MLKCC values the organization’s efforts to ensure our seniors remain a vital and contributing part of our community.Read More →