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Rev. Kitchens to speak at NAACP event

Willie Kitchens and his band will provide dance music following the Motown Downtown dinner Saturday at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.
Willie Kitchens and his band will provide dance music following the Motown Downtown dinner Saturday at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. Willie Kitchens and his band will provide dance music following the Motown Downtown dinner Saturday at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.
photo Rev. Willie Kitchens sings “People Get Ready” during an opening ceremony Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, in Chattanooga at a memorial to the five servicemen who were killed on July 16. The memorial is located at 6219 Lee Highway near the Armed Forces Career Center where the July attack began.

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County NAACP will host its annual Jubilee Day celebration at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethlehem-Wiley United Methodist Church located at 504 Lookout St.

The Rev. Willie D. Kitchens will be the host pastor and primary speaker.