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SUMMARY:3ʳᵈ Annual Bridge Builders Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE!!\nDate changed due to the winter storm expected for the original date.\nThe North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition 3ʳᵈ Annual Bridge Builders Breakfast is proud to recognize individuals who embody the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, making a difference across racial\, social\, civic\, economic\, and geographic barriers for the betterment of our community. \nThe 2026 Bridge Builders Award honorees are:\n\n\n\nMs. Omari Ho-Sang\nMs. K.C. Kilpatrick\nDr. Martin Lemelle\nMr. Marion Marks\nDr. Mary Nash-Robinson\nDistrict Attorney James Stewart\nCouncilwoman Tabatha Taylor\nChristo Wells-Lancaster.\n\n\n\nPlease join us in honoring these amazing bridge builders in our community! \nClick here for tickets ($40) SOLD OUT!!
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/3rd-annual-bridge-builders-breakfast/
LOCATION:Shreveport Convention Center\, 400 Caddo St\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bridge Builders Breakfast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T180000
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Legends Gala Honoring Civil Rights Greats
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we posthumously honor Dr. Harry Blake\, Dr. E. Edward Jones\, Mamie Love Wallace\, Dr. C.C. McLain\, and Rev. H. Calvin Austin at the inaugural Legends Gala! \nThe Legends Gala will be held on Saturday\, November 15\, 2025 at the Shreveport Convention Center\, where we will gather to pay tribute to extraordinary individuals whose lives were dedicated to advancing civil rights and human dignity. \nAs we prepare to establish the first Civil Rights Museum in North Louisiana\, we recognize that the foundation of this sacred space is built upon the selfless acts\, unwavering faith\, and determined leadership of this year’s inaugural honorees including Rev. Dr. Harry Blake\, Rev. Dr. E. Edward Jones\, Mamie Love Wallace\, Rev. Dr. C.C. McLain\, and Rev. H. Calvin Austin. Their sacrifices\, courage\, and steadfast pursuit of equality have paved the way for future generations\, and we are committed to ensuring their contributions are never forgotten. \nThis semi-formal event promises to be a night filled with dinner\, memories\, music\, and heartfelt tributes to beloved civil rights legends! Tickets will go on sale Tues. September 30. This benefit supports the continued restoration of Old Galilee Baptist Church—future home of the North Louisiana Civil Rights Museum\, where Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. spoke in Shreveport\, LA! \nMusical Performances:\n\nGalilee Missionary Baptist Church Choir (Facebook)\nNew Dimen0sions Choral Society (spirituals!) (Facebook)\n\nTickets & Table Sponsorships now Sold Out!\n\nThanks to our Sponsors!\nGold Corporate Sponsor:\n\nPlatinum Table Sponsors:\n \nGold Table Sponsors:\n\nJames E. Stewart\, Sr. — Caddo Parish District Attorney\nOchsner LSU Health\n\nSilver Table Sponsors:\n\nDelta Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Inc.\nShreveport Alumnæ Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc.\nHarry Blake Ministries\nSignature Property Management\nWorld Alliance Ministries\, Inc.\n\nBronze Table Sponsors:\n\nDr. Gary Dillard Joiner\, Ph.D.\nShreveport (LA) Chapter of The Links\, Incorporated\nParadise Baptist Church\n\nIn-Kind Sponsors:\n\nMMCC Forensic\, LLC\nMulticultural Center of the South\nPendley Piano Gallery\n\nDonors:\n\nHeavenly Gates Funeral Home\nRon Smith Creative\nWendell Wilson Art\, LLC\n\n\nSportran Transit Bus Directions:\n\nFrom Intermodal Terminal to Convention Center in time for the event\nFrom Convention Center back to Intermodal Terminal after the event\n\nThese links are to Google Maps Transit\, preset with the date and time (Arrival for the first\, Departure for the second). Just replace the Intermodal Terminal with where you live and/or work for full directions.
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/inaugural-legends-gala-honoring-civil-rights-greats/
LOCATION:Shreveport Convention Center\, 400 Caddo St\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Legend Gala
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SUMMARY:Memories of the Movement @ Mooretown Branch
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Shreveport’s Civil Rights Legacy\nRESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER!!\nA panel discussion series on the 60ᵗʰ year commemoration of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. \nPanelists include:\n\nWillie Bradford\nCandace Higgenbotham\nCarolyn Jones Sullivan\nDr. Calvin Ben Lester\nMonica Blake Mickle\nModerator: Dr. Sharron Herron-Williams\n\nSportran Transit Bus Directions:\n\nFrom Intermodal Terminal to Library in time for the event\nFrom Library back to Intermodal Terminal after the event\n\nThese links are to Google Maps Transit\, preset with the date and time (Arrival for the first\, Departure for the second). Just replace the Intermodal Terminal with where you live and/or work for full directions.
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/memories-of-the-movement-mooretown-branch/
LOCATION:Shreve Memorial Library — Mooretown Branch\, 4360 Hollywood Ave\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Memories of the Movement
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SUMMARY:Memories of the Movement @ Wallette Branch
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Shreveport’s Civil Rights Legacy\nA panel discussion series on the 60ᵗʰ year commemoration of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. \nPanelists include:\n\nThe Honorable Dottie Bell\nPriscilla Metoyer\nBrenda Wimberly\nRev. Asriel McLain\nModerator: Dr. Sharron Herron-Williams\n\nSportran Transit Bus Directions:\n\nFrom Intermodal Terminal to Library in time for the event\nFrom Library back to Intermodal Terminal after the event\n\nThese links are to Google Maps Transit\, preset with the date and time (Arrival for the first\, Departure for the second). Just replace the Intermodal Terminal with where you live and/or work for full directions.
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/memories-of-the-movement-wallette-branch-2/
LOCATION:Shreve Memorial Librry — Wallette Branch\, 363 Hearne Ave\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Memories of the Movement
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SUMMARY:Memories of the Movement @ David Raines Branch
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Shreveport’s Civil Rights Legacy\nA panel discussion series on the 60ᵗʰ year commemoration of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. \nPanelists include:\n\nWillie Bradford\nMajor Brock\nDr. C.E. McLain\nOmari Ho-Sang\nBrenda Wimberly\nModerator: Dr. Sharron Herron-Williams\n\nSportran Transit Directions:\n\nFrom Intermodal Terminal to the Library\nFrom Library back to the Terminal\n\nThese links are to Google Maps Transit\, preset with the date and time (Arrival for the first\, Departure for the second). Just replace the Intermodal Terminal with where you live and/or work for full directions.
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/memories-of-the-movement-david-raines-branch-2/
LOCATION:Shreve Memorial Library — David Raines Branch\, 2855 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Memories of the Movement
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SUMMARY:Living Legend Gala Honoring Maxine Prescott Sarpy
DESCRIPTION:For Immediate Release\nContact: Angelique Feaster\, 318-382-2841 \n\nTickets & Sponsorships via EventBrite®\n(Call 318-318-382-2841.) \n\nNLCRC to Honor Maxine Prescott Sarpy at 2ᴺᴰ Civil Rights Gala\nEvent May 11\, 2024 to benefit North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition\nShreveport\, LA — Maxine Prescott Sarpy\, civil rights pioneer from Shreveport\, Louisiana\, will be honored at a gala at the Shreveport Convention Center on May 11\, 2024\, benefiting the capital campaign of the North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition (NLCRC) to restore the old Galilee Baptist Church as the future location of the Galilee Civil Rights Museum. \nThe 2ᴺᴰ Living Legend Gala will honor Maxine Prescott Sarpy! Maxine Prescott Sarpy\, a Caddo Parish iconic Civil Rights leader\, and legend\, life is a testament of courage\, compassion\, determination\, and passionate leadership in service to others. A nurse and trailblazing Civil Rights leader\, she has dedicated her life to fighting for justice and change through love and peace. As a founding member of Blacks United for Lasting Leadership (B.U.L.L.) that initiated change in Shreveport’s city government\, she became the first woman to serve on the Shreveport City Council\, the first president of the Shreveport Mayor’s Women’s Commission and co-chaired NAACP voter registration campaigns\, just to name a few of her many pioneering acts of service. Mrs. Sarpy is also a founder of the NLCRC along with the late Dr. C.O. Simpkins\, the late Dr. Harry Blake\, and Dr. C.E. McLain as Chairman of the Board. \nJoin us at the Shreveport Convention Center for an unforgettable evening celebrating the incredible achievements of Maxine Prescott Sarpy. This semi-formal event promises to be a night filled with dinner\, music\, and heartfelt tributes to a true living legend! Don’t miss out on this special occasion to honor and show appreciation for Maxine Prescott Sarpy’s remarkable contributions that positively impacted the landscape of Shreveport’s Civil Rights history. Get your tickets now and be a part of this memorable event! This benefit supports the continued restoration of Old Galilee Baptist Church–future home of the North Louisiana Civil Rights Museum\, where Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. first spoke in Shreveport\, LA! \n 
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/living-legend-gala-maxine-sarpy/
LOCATION:Shreveport Convention Center\, 400 Caddo St\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Legend Gala
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SUMMARY:Memories of the Movement @ Broadmoor Branch
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Shreveport’s Civil Rights Legacy\nA panel discussion series on the 60ᵗʰ year commemoration of the area’s Civil Rights Movement. \nPanelists include:\n\nRev. Asriel McLain\nCarolyn Jones Sullivan\nMonica Mickle\nRev. Calvin Austin\, III\nModerator: Dr. Sharron Herron-Williams
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/memories-of-the-movement-broadmoor-branch/
LOCATION:Shreve Memorial Library — Broadmoor Branch\, 1212 Captain Shreve Dr\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Memories of the Movement
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SUMMARY:Memories of the Movement @ David Raines Branch
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Shreveport’s Civil Rights Legacy\nA panel discussion series on the 60ᵗʰ year commemoration of the area’s Civil Rights Movement. \nPanelists include:\n\nRev. Calvin Austin\, III\nDr. Sharon F. Green\nMonica Mickle\nVerma Henderson\nDr. C.E. McLain\nModerator: Dr. Sharron Herron-Williams
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/memories-of-the-movement-david-raines-branch/
LOCATION:Shreve Memorial Library — David Raines Branch\, 2855 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Memories of the Movement
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SUMMARY:Memories of the Movement @ Wallette Branch
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Shreveport’s Civil Rights Legacy\nA panel discussion series on the 60ᵗʰ year commemoration of the area’s Civil Rights Movement. \nPanelists include:\n\nDr. C.E. McLain\nDr. Sharon F. Green\nCarolyn Jones Sullivan\nCandace Higgenbotham\nRev. Asriel McLain\nModerator: Dr. Sharron Herron-Williams
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/memories-of-the-movement-wallette-branch/
LOCATION:Shreve Memorial Librry — Wallette Branch\, 363 Hearne Ave\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Memories of the Movement
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SUMMARY:Living Legend Gala Honoring Dr. C.O. Simpkins
DESCRIPTION:For Immediate Release\nContact: Roxann Johnson\, 318-218-0231 \n\nTickets & Sponsorships No Longer Available Online!\n(Call 318-218-0231 or 219-6099.) \n\nAndrew Young to Honor Dr. C.O. Simpkins\, Sr. at Civil Rights Gala\nEvent November 3\, 2018 to benefit North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition\nShreveport\, LA — Dr. C.O. Simpkins\, Sr.\, civil rights pioneer from Shreveport\, Louisiana\, will be honored at a gala at the Shreveport Convention Center on November 3\, 2018\, benefiting the capital campaign of the North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition (NLCRC) to restore the old Galilee Baptist Church as the future location of the Galilee Civil Rights Museum. Simpkins was a founding member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in the 1950s\, serving closely with his friend Martin Luther King\, Jr. \nDr. & Mrs. C.O. Simpkins\, Sr.\nCuthbert Ormond Simpkins I was born in 1925 in Mansfield\, LA. He attended Wiley College and Tennessee State University\, where he received his undergraduate degree. He earned a Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville\, Tennessee. He served in the Air Force as a Captain until 1951 and returned to Shreveport to practice dentistry. \nSimpkins’ civil rights activities focused on voting rights. He was harassed by the Ku Klux Klan\, elected officials and law enforcement. Simpkins invited Dr. King to Shreveport to call attention to the racial problems here. His home and office were firebombed\, and he ultimately moved to New York\, where he continued his civil rights advocacy. \nAfter 26 years in New York\, he returned to Shreveport and ran for mayor. Simpkins lost the mayor’s race but won a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives\, representing District 4 from 1992–1996. He retired in 2011 but continues to be a community advocate. He and his wife donated land for a community clinic in an underserved neighborhood. Simpkins is Honorary chairman and founder of the NLCRC\, along with Dr. Harry Blake\, and Dr. C.E. McLain. \nFrmr. Atlanta Mayor\, Congressman\, & U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young\nAndrew Young\, who also worked with Simpkins and King\, will be the keynote speaker for the event. Young is an American politician\, diplomat and civil rights activist. Beginning his career as a pastor\, he was an early leader in the civil rights movement\, serving as Executive Director of the SCLC. Young later became active in politics\, serving first as a U.S. Congressman from Georgia\, then United States Ambassador to the United Nations\, and finally Mayor of Atlanta. \nSince leaving political office\, Young has founded or served in a large number of organizations working on issues of public policy and political lobbying. Ambassador\, Congressman\, Mayor\, humanitarian\, ordained minister\, international businessman\, and sports enthusiast\, Andrew Young has been serving and shaping our country for almost 50 years. \nTestimonials about Dr. Simpkins:\nIt is with great honor that the North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition has the privilege of honoring our Co-Founder\, Dr. C.O. Simpkins. This organization holds his legacy and ongoing work in civil rights as a shining example in everything we do. Our mission is to make his dream of restoring the old Galilee Baptist Church into a civil rights museum a reality. Dr. Simpkins has worked for decades to make this museum possible and now it is upon us. We shall see it into fruition. \n— Deborah Allen\, Executive Director\, North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition \nSimpkins is married to Elaine Shoemaker Simpkins\, Ph.D.\, a biochemist. His children are Cuthbert Ormond Simpkins II\, MD\, of Shreveport\, Louisiana\, a trauma surgeon; Deborah Simpkins-Savage\, of California\, a translator; Eric Simpkins of Washington\, DC\, a computer analyst; Cheri Simpkins Gardner of Washington\, DC\, an assistant district attorney; and Alicia Ritchens of Australia.
URL:https://nlcrc.org/event/living-legend-gala-honoring-dr-c-o-simpkins/
LOCATION:Shreveport Convention Center\, 400 Caddo St\, Shreveport\, LA\, 71101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Legend Gala
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