Tulsa, Oklahoma
918.492.9495
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Commemoration Society
About Us
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Society has provided direct programming, leadership development, civic engagement and opportunities for artistic expression for more than 20,000 boys and girls across the city of Tulsa, Tulsa County and the surrounding areas since it was founded in 1978. The Society has awarded $120,000 in scholarships over the past three decades to local high school graduates aspiring to achieve Dr. King’s dream. Annually thousands of people attend the parade that gathers at the corner of N. Detroit Ave. and John Hope Franklin Blvd. and meanders through historic Greenwood Avenue to Archer.
For more information or inquiries, please call 918.492.9495, leave your name, phone number, and a brief message and your call will be returned as soon as possible. You can also email us at mlktulsa@gmail.com
OUR VISION
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Society, Inc is a Tulsa, Oklahoma based 501(C)(3) non profit organization focused on honoring and preserving the works and ideals that Dr. King practiced.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Society
Board of Directors
2022-2023
Pleas Thompson,
President
Tara Tumey,
Vice President
Jayme Broome, Secretary
OUR MISSION
To preserve the memory and legacy of the work and ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; to embrace the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through remembrance, reflection and re commitment; to promote, support and facilitate ongoing interracial, interfaith and intercultural programs which reflect the mission, prayers and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; and to emphasize unity, justice and love in a nonviolent and nonpolitical manner.
Cathy Carter (Adv.),
Treasurer
D'Angelo Brown
Chief Wendell Franklin
Dr. Pauline Harris
Dr. Joyce McClellan
Christopher Payne, APR, Fellow PRSA
Emonica Reagan-Neeley
Rebecca Marks-Jimmerson
Sheriff Vic Regalado
Leon Rollerson
Carol Singleton