Dr. Martin Luther King and Stewart Memorial

Stewart Memorial: Stewart Memorial Church, where "Linc" was a member for decades and sang in the choir, marked its first Lincoln Alexander Day with a special service and musical tribute in his honour. , according to Hamilton Spectator. Usually, Stewart Memorial devotes the third Sunday of January to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. But this Sunday, the congregation honoured both men. At Lincoln Alexander home church on Sunday morning, there was celebration, reflection and lots of music just the way he would have liked it. Thanks to a new bill that received royal assent only a few weeks ago, all Canadians will be celebrating Lincoln Alexander Day for the first time on his birthday, Jan. 21. The province of Ontario gave Alexander that honour in November 2013. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.