Alton Branch Of NAACP Announces Annual Dr. King Commemoration Service Date
ALTON - The Annual Dr. King Commemoration Service will take place on Sunday, Jan 15, 2023, at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, 2621 Amelia St., Alton, Rev John Buford, Host Pastor. Michael Holliday is the new President of the Alton Branch NAACP. Michael McMillan, CEO of the St. Louis Metropolitan Urban League will be the speaker. (ULSTL) a nonprofit organization providing social services to the Metropolitan St. Louis community since 1918. The St. Louis Urban League was the first affiliate of the National Urban League movement to be awarded a Five-Star Rating which it holds to this day. The Urban League’s mission is “to assist African Americans and others throughout the region in securing economic self-reliance, social equality and civil rights.” Each year, the Urban League serves more than 125,000 residents through programming supporting economic opportunity, educational excellence, community empowerment, civil rights, and advocacy. President