2017 Annual MLK Birthday Celebration — Ceremony on the Plaza Welcoming Back the Broken Obelisk from arefeen Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 25 min 63 sec
✓ Published: 19-Jan-2017

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In honor of the life and work of the Rev. Dr. King, our Annual Celebration began with a ceremony on the plaza to welcome the return of the Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman after a year away for conservation. The event included words by Rev. Dr. Marcus Cosby, Wheeler Baptist Church Senior Pastor; Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis; Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; Gary Tinterow, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; a capella performances by Edwina Hubbard; and original