Sharon and Mack Brown pose in the middle of the Gallery.

A dream 16 years in the making

“Emanuel and Sharon Brown’s dream of building a statue in honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is closer now more than ever.

“On Monday, it was announced the Whirlpool Foundation had issued a $250,000 challenge donation for the project.

“This dream has been 16 years in the making, said Emanuel Brown, who, with his wife, opened the African American History and Literature Gallery in Benton Harbor in 2018.”

Read the full story by Louise Wrege for the Herald-Palladium.