The Winston County NAACP continued its tradition of commemorating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual parade and program held January 19.
A number of Winston County residents braved the cold and wet weather to march the parade route in downtown Louisville.
Following the parade, a program was held in the Winston County Courthouse. The theme of the event was “Defeat Hate-VOTE”.
Jennifer Riley Collins, Executive Director of ACLU was the featured speaker for the event.
Riley-Collins is a native of Meridian, MS. She is a 1987 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Alcorn State University. In 1993, she earned her Masters of Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Central Texas in one year while serving on Active Duty as a primary staff officer. In 1997, she returned to Mississippi after receiving a merit based scholarship and in 1999 received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Mississippi College School of Law, graduating a full semester ahead of her classmates.
She is an attorney licensed to practice in both state and federal courts. An advocate for quality representation and equal justice for all she has been a speaker both across the country on issues related to providing zealous representation to juvenile clients.
The parade commemorates the life of civil rights leader and icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Right) In spite of the rain, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and program went on without delay . Pictured at the program with the speaker Ms. Jennifer Riley Collins, Executive Director of ACLU, Dean Miller, NAACP President and former State President, Charles Hampton.
