Martin Luther King tribute tonight

Robert Blechl

NORTHWEST DISTRICT -- The Burbank Human Relations Council will honor

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. today at Little White Chapel.

"An Evening Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." will feature

several speakers, including John Hill, chief of staff for L.A. County

Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke, Burbank Human Relations Council

President John Brady and the Rev. Ron Degges.

Entertainment will include a performance by The Morris Dance Project

and a gospel tribute by Marissa Mike from John Burroughs High School.

The objective of the evening is to eliminate hate crimes by fostering

King's message of nonviolence and racial harmony, organizers said.

Little White Chapel is at 1711 N. Avon St.