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Photographs: Honoring Dr. King at Calvary Baptist Church

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 12:11
Calvary Baptist Church honors the slain civil rights icon each year with a service and celebration of unity on the national holiday. The annual program at the church is also a fund-raiser for its scholarship fund.
David E. Rattray photos
January 23, 2020

Shelly Dillon

 

Calvary Baptist Combined Choir

 

Anthony Robinson

 

Amanda Hayes and Jennifer Stevens

 

Deuboyce Robinson

 

Aniyah Mabry Brewton and Ms. Hayes

 

 

Georgette Grier-Key, the keynote speaker

 

Kim Jones, Suffolk Legislator Bridget Fleming, and Rev. Dr. Connie Jones

 

Dashawn and Destiny Robinson performed at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Calvary Baptist Church in East Hampton on Monday.

 

Cecil Blowe, Sandra Vorpahl, and Connie Wallace-Mabry helped dedicate a plaque (below) to the late Deacon Henry Haney, the former leader of the Calvary Baptist Church scholarship committee.

 

A plaque honoring the late Deacon Henry Haney

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