ARITON - Celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans past and present was the focus of the Black History Celebration held at the historic Mount Olive Baptist Church on Mincy Bridge
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Senior Trooper Kendra McKinney and Blues radio host Gil Anthony were keynote speakers at the event hosted by Mount Olive Baptist Church Pastor George Jones and emceed by church member Mary Jolly.
People are also reading… “Law enforcement was not a path I saw for myself,” McKinney said, adding that after college graduation she realized that working with children and serving her community was what she wanted to do. “I want to be that role model for kids, to let them know that no matter what they have planned out, God has the final say in it,” she said.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio McKinney said she called her mother, crying, ready to walk away from the academy. “But with God, I was able to pull through,” she said. “I believe that everything happens for a reason, I know that God had a plan for me and that I’m still walking in my purpose.
In 2004, Hound Dog and Ball and Chain were listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame List of 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Thornton was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2020.
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