MLK MuralArtist Louise Delsarte’s mural in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., “Dreams, Visions & Change,” will  be dedicated on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. The dedication will be held at the site of the mural which is located at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Natatorium (back wall), 450 Auburn Avenue. Parking is available on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue between Boulevard and Jackson Street. Mayor Kasim Reed and other city officials will attend the ceremony, which also features Kodac Harrison performing his song “Where Dreams Become Real.”

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.