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Speaker 1: The atmosphere in the Piano Craft Gallery was celebratory as

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Speaker 1: the community gathered to honor the legacy of Mel King,

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Speaker 1: the late civil rights activist who held a quonsa brunch

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Speaker 1: in his home for more than fifty years.

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Speaker 2: Chance to just get together, gather to break bread, and

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Speaker 2: really get a fail of what community's really about. Us

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Speaker 2: being there for one another, us being able to support

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Speaker 2: one another.

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Speaker 1: Bless Robinson is one of the organizers of the mel

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Speaker 1: King Brunch Club that carries on King's legacy. The DJ

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Speaker 1: for the event Mel's son, Jobo King.

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Speaker 3: All right now today seeing all the young people, the

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Speaker 3: elders here, and that's one of the things that we

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Speaker 3: wanted to make sure that the younger people are being included.

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Speaker 3: People have been praising my dad for so long, it's like, Okay,

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Speaker 3: well who's next. Now, Who's next next?

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Speaker 1: To carry on a proud legacy of love and concern

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Speaker 1: for the community that Mel King served in the South End.

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Speaker 1: Mike Macklin WBZ, Boston's news radio