History

History Highlights

  • In February 1969,  the Crossroads Community Center was established, providing an interim program of administration, client intake and referral, medical and health care, Attach46184_20160706_155450employment and welfare assistance, community organization, neighborhood and housing improvement, and daycare for children.
  • ​In January 1975, the Center was renamed The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center.
  • ​On July 3, 1976, a 7-foot bronze statue of Dr. King was unveiled by Martin Luther King Sr. in front of a crowd of more than 6000 people.
  • ​In January 1982, the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center established the first Annual Awards Banquet and parade.
  • In January 2017, the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center hosted its first-ever televised MLK Day Parade, becoming the largest celebration in North Texas.

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