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Library To Host Reading Presentation Of ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’
SPOTLIGHT
SANYA
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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Monday, January 30th, the Young Performing Artists (YPAs) Inc., of Royal, Florida, will present an Epic Reading of “Letter From The Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m., at the Robert W. Saunders Public Library, 1505 N. Nebraska Avenue.
The letter is dated April 16, 1963, and was written by Dr. King while he was confined to the Birmingham Jail. It was in the margins of a newspaper because that was the only paper available to him. The let- ter responded to criticisms of Dr. King’s non-violent ap- proach to discrimination.
It was given to his attorneys and later compiled by Rev. Wyatt Walker and his secre- tary. It was first published in its entirety in the June 1963 issue of Liberation. Dr. King included it in his book, “Why
THOMAS FORWARD Tampa Fire Chief
We Can’t Wait,” the following year.
Ms. Carrie Hurst, Princi- pal Librarian said, “The read- ers, who will also serve as panelists, are: Chief Thomas Forward, Tampa Fire Chief; Ms. Ersula Odom, noted au- thor; Ms. Sally Holt-Smith, retired educator; Ms. Mari- lyn Jackson, promoter; Ms. Doris Joe, retiree; Ms. Joyce Cotton, of WEDU,
MS. ERSULA ODOM Author
Darmian Bull, graphic artist; Dr. Marilyn Loblack, edu- cator, Dr. John Loblack, ed- ucator; Fred Hearns, historian; Davein Reeves, Youth Leader; Don Cherry, and others.
A discussion will follow the reading. The program is free and open to the public.
For more information call the Library at (813) 273-3652; or email royalproject@cfl.rr.com.
2 Costco Warehouses Open In Bay Area
Costco will open 2 member- ship warehouses in the Bay Area next month.
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 8 a. m., the 152,000-square-foot warehouse will open in Lutz at 2225 Grand Cypress Drive, at the intersection of Interstate 75 and State Route 56, in the Cypress Creek Town Center.
On Thursday, Feb. 9, at 8 a. m. the 152,000-square-foot warehouse will open at 8712 W. Linebaugh Ave., at the southeast corner of Sheldon Road and West Linebaugh Av- enue.
Previously, residents of the area had to drive to Clearwater
or to Brandon to shop at
Costco. These 2 Costco warehouses in
Florida will be the 508th in the U. S., and 727th worldwide.
The Costco home office is lo- cated in Issaquah, Wash.
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