and again with great pleasure welcome janet king to the stage. [applause] >> hello everybody. i have the great honor and privilege to introduce and to introduce karen harrison who is also receiving this award tonight. karen harrison is a registered nurse and clinic manager at the native american indian center in oakland and a member from a tribe here in california. she started out as a medical assistant in 1985 with the native american health center and went on to get her registered nurse degree so she's been with the health center for 27 years and 21 of those years she has been a registered nurse. [applause] karen has greatly contributed to the native american health center and sharing her knowledge and wisdom with the whole agency and this goes out to the community as well and serves as a chair on the advisory community and board member of the friendship house and coached american indian children in the tribal athletics program and known as the coworkers as the patient whisperer and when there is a patient that is angry or agitated she is always successful in calming them do

king jr.'s papers. >> up next on booktv after words with guest host authors and play right janet langhart cohen. this week is dorian clayborne carson and "martin's dream" my journey and the legacy of martin luther king, jr.. in it he recalls his journey from teenage civil rights activist to his presence at the 1963 march on -- he includes encounters with the many leaders and organizers in the civil rights movement including stokely carmichael and the king family. it's about an hour. >> host: dr. carson thanks for joining me on after words. >> guest: it's my pleasure. >> host: your book, "martin's dream" is a memoir and a history book. in the book you talk about your personal journey and you are very candid about your life and you also cover new insights as a historian to the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr.. what prompted you to write the book this way? >> guest: well, i wanted to write about the martin luther king anniversary and 50 years of my life that came to light and his legacy and life coincides with my coming-of-age. so part of it was to move those two tasks. i felt my life h

janet owens, who spoke briefly with reporters. >> i cannot speak to that one. hopefully the judge will decide. courts that court will be closed monday for the martin luther king holiday. it will resume tuesday morning at 9:00 11 news, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a celebration to mark the anniversary of the birth of the the late dr. martin luther king jr. appeare >> for the past eight years, the county executive has tried to stay focused on remembering dr. kent and with the pilots character -- dr. king in a way that highlights character. ♪ >> across set the stage for the king celebration. a crowd of mostly baltimore employees came to recognize dr. king. >> i have a dream. my four little children will one day live in a nation where the will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. >> is a great opportunity to express history and related to the present. >> two of the character award winners -- >> this is really good. all of my services have been recognized. but a community effort to reunite people, too sure what happened -- a community effor to reunite people, to reemmbmember what happened. >> i am very proud of both of them. >> b