2004 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Celebration Photos and Information

2004 Celebration photos

King County Executive Ron Sims, Individual Humanitarian Award winners Sadikifu Akina-James and Cheryl Markham, and Council Chair Larry Phillips. [Enlarged view, 66KB]		Council Chair Larry Phillips with Group Humanitarian Award winners South One-Juvenile Probation Unit in Renton Superior Court. [Enlarged view, 88KB]
First row: Councilmember Larry Gossett, King County Civil Rights Commissioner Kim Nguyen, Student Essay Contest winners Supriti Jaya Ghosh, Monica Thomas, and Cassie Lear. Second row: Civil Rights Commissioner Hubert Sims (Chair), Chief Fabienne Brooks, King County Civil Rights Commission Administrator Paula Harris-White. Third row: Executive Sims, Councilmember Dow Constantine, Council Chair Larry Phillips. [Enlarged view, 108KB]		King County Employee Singers and Drummers in action during the celebration event. [Enlarged view, 106KB]

About the 2004 celebration

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of changing hearts and minds through non-violence continued to resonate across cultures and generations on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004, when King County employees gathered at the Paramount Theater in downtown Seattle to honor the memory of Dr. King on what would have been his 75th birthday in a celebration uniting generations and cultures.

This year's keynote speaker was Chief Fabienne Brooks, head of the Criminal Investigation Division of the King County Sheriff's Office. Chief Brooks was the first African-American woman hired by the Sheriff's Office and with her promotion to major in 1998, became the highest-ranking African-American female law enforcement officer in the state of Washington.

The celebration included the annual presentation of the Humanitarian awards and recognition of the best eighth grade essay about Dr. King. King County employees provided their voice and instrumental talents in performing the National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and a moving rendition of We Shall Overcome. In addition, the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were recited at different points during the celebration.

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If you have questions about the 2004 MLK Celebration or if you need this information in large print, Braille, or audio cassette, please contact Bailey deIongh by phone at 206-296-7652, by TTY at 206-296-7596 or by e-mail at bailey.deiongh@kingcounty.gov.