Importance of compassion emphasized at annual MLK luncheon

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 ~ Updated 12:33 AM

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had no plan to become a civil rights leader. Why, then, did he endure police brutality, acts of violence, and all the acts of hate directed toward him, asked Pastor Ben Porter on Monday.

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