Celebrating MLK's birthday Hollis Cooper leads the crowd in singing "We Will Overcome" at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance Ceremony at the MLK Memorial Park in Long Branch on Jan. 21. More photos, page 3. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from top: Long Branch Director of Community and Economic Development Jacob L. Jones speaks at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ceremony at theMLKMemorial Park in Long Branch on Jan. 21. Participants look over the new 10-yearWalkWall. The Rev. Charles Smith of the TrinityAME Church leads off a prayer. The Rev. Dr. Aldred Acer of the Pastor Lutheran Church of Reformation is the guest speaker.