Tag: MLK Celebration
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12 time Grammy Winner Shirley Caesar Coming to Fontana
Ephesians New Testament Church and the City of Fontana will host their 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration. This year’s celebration will be held in the Paul Biane Pavilion at Jack Bulik Park, 16581 Filbert Ave. Fontana, Ca. 6pm. January 15th. The featured guest for this year’s celebration is 12 time Gammy winner Shirley ... -
EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Dr. William Barber II Addresses Systemic Racism with Black Press
Dr. William Barber II shined a light on poverty this weekend at the Fontana MLK Celebration hosted by Ephesians New Testament Church led by Bishop Emory James. As National Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, he called for renewed activism and leadership to overcome the systemic racism that has forced 140 million people into poverty ... -
Psalmist Mary Haynes to Perform in Fontana MLK Celebration
By Dianne Anderson For those who know Mary Haynes, or anyone else who asks, her story is no secret. Wherever she goes, she readily shares her painful past in hopes that someone can benefit from her missteps, and learn the way out. Haynes, who performed professionally as an R&B artist, got off the musical and ... -
Dr. William J. Barber II To Speak at Fontana King Celebration
By Dianne Anderson Social justice activist Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is coming to town to talk about the dark side of the American dream – the poverty crisis that has barely budged since the last time the rich-poor gap was this wide in America. Over 50 years ago, Dr. King’s Poor People’s Campaign ...