In honor and remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., community members met and celebrated his life on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Santa Barbara Free Methodist Church. The program was titled “Still Working to Make Dr. King’s Dream a Reality.” The service opened with with a recording of Mahalia Jackson singing one of Dr. King’s favorite hymns, “Precious Lord Take My Hand.”
President of the MLK Committee E. Onja Brown-Lawson spoke of the continuing need to take Dr. King’s call to heart, to remain vigilant in standing for equality, justice, and fairness for all people, to continue to struggle against classism and racism, and to stand-up by speaking up.
Emiliano Campobello played a moving flute solo of "Amazing Grace."