The NAACP-El Dorado chapter hosted a Night of Excellence on Thursday at the Mahony Family Library, featuring several local, Black authors, including, from left, the Rev. Dr. Odell Carr, "Resurrecting the Black Mind;" former El Dorado Mayor Veronica Smith-Creer, author of "My Mimi is the Mayor;" LaTasha Woods, author of "Top Draft Pick" and "Dollars and $ense: Financial Literacy for Kids;" and Pearline Gill, author of "Pearls of Wisdom" and "The Voice of Fear." The event was held to promote literacy and diverse representation in literature.
AMOS CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1307 W. 16th Ave., will host a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 16. The service will feature the youth department presentations on "How Dr. King inspires Me." Guests will include praise dancers, Marie and the Girls; saxophonist, Darnell Cannward; and King's "I Have a Dream Speech" by the Rev. Marcus Morton. The general public is invited to attend. Masks are required. The Rev. Robert Willis Jr. is pastor. Patrice Emerson and Tasha Woods are youth leaders.
AMOS CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1307 W. 16th Ave., will host a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 16. The service will feature the youth department presentations on "How Dr. King inspires Me." Guests will include praise dancers, Marie and the Girls; saxophonist, Darnell Cannward; and King's "I Have a Dream Speech" by the Rev. Marcus Morton. The general public is invited to attend. Masks are required. The Rev. Robert Willis Jr. is pastor. Patrice Emerson and Tasha Woods are youth leaders.
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m EIGHTH AVENUE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1200 W. Eighth Ave., will present its annual Women's Day Service at 11 a.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be Margaret Gatson of Barraque Street Missionary Baptist Church. The community is invited to attend in person, on Facebook Live or by Instagram.