This year’s MLK City-County Observance, which will be emceed by American Family Insurance President Telisa Yancy, will take place on Monday, Jan. 16, at the Overture Center for the Arts in the Capitol Theater.
Donzaleigh Abernathy, the daughter of Rev. Abernathy and Goddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be the keynote speaker at the 38th Annual City-County observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
The observance will include a freedom songs sing-in from 5:15-5:45 p.m., followed by the program from 6-7 p.m. The observance will feature a presentation of the Madison-Dane County Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Awards by Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Mayor of Madison Satya Rhodes-Conway. Noted musicians Leotha and Tamera Stanley will lead the MLK Community Choir.
