Martin Luther King

Text of Burney’s speech at Sunday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Text of Burney’s speech at Sunday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Editor’s note: The following is the text of Leroy “Pete” Burney’s speech given at Sunday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Eunice.

MLK Prayer Breakfast

The theme for the Eunice Martin Luther King Jr. celebration is “There is but one race, and that is the human race,” was prominent as the observance began Saturday at the fifth annual Prayer Breakfast.

MLK events planned in Eunice

Events to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are planned Saturday and Sunday in Eunice, according to Mark Dupre, co-chairman of the MLK Citywide Celebration Committee.