4 p.m. Rev. Lorentho Wooden will preach and the Wilberforce University Choir will sing. The interfaith litany is sponsored by the Diocese of Covington. At 8 a.m., the Arts Consortium will hold a breakfast at the Hyatt Regency on Fifth Street downtown. After prayers and speeches, the group will march to Music Hall for a speech by Yale University's Dr. Ezra E.H. Griffith, and music by several choirs. Two 6 p.m. marches, one starting at the World Peace Bell in Newport and the other at the community center, will end at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center for music, awards and speeches.
Admission is free, but registration is required.
The event features poetry, music, skits and African foods. 7600 Princeton-Glendale Road, West Chester Township. King Jr. Commemorative Outreach Program at Children's Hospital Medical Center will hold a formal dinner at 7 p.m. at the Sharonville Convention Center. Proceeds benefit scholarships for students with sickle-cell anemia. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.