A year-long commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ahead of the 50th anniversary of his death begins Tuesday. April 4, 2017, marks 49 years since Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis. Before the 50th anniversary of his death, the city of Memphis will celebrate the life and legacy of MLK. … At 3 p.m., an MLK50 commemoration will take place from the balcony of the Lorraine Motel at the National Civil Rights Museum, featuring keynote speaker Gwendolyn E. Boyd, president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Museum president Terri Lee Freeman, Lee Saunders of National AFSCME, indigenous community activist Kathy Sanchez, Rev. Dr. William Barber, and Rev. Dr. Rosalyn Nichols will all also be on hand.
