Bethany Baptist Church Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. in Words and Music

By Doug Doyle

Published January 18, 2019 at 6:20 PM EST

Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

This weekend was the 33rd annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. marked the occasion with a special music program on Sunday, Jan. 20, along with recitations from Dr. King's speeches by legendary jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, and a keynote address by lifelong activist and scholar the Reverend Dr. Obery Hendricks, Jr.

WBGO's Alexandra Hill sat down with Dr. Hendricks to talk about the program, the influence of jazz in the civil rights movement, and a side of Dr. King many never saw.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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