Dozens of Ardmoreites spent their morning at the annual Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Town of Welsh held its eighth MLK celebration Monday as well, with a parade and a day of commemoration.
“Martin Luther King is such a big part of the black experience”, said Jennifer Latimore, the Bronzeville Arts Ensemble’s Artistic Associate. Several people who attended the ceremony want everyone to know that Doctor’s King’s holiday is more than just a day off from school or work. Adams says, “This is an academic bowl where we invite high school students to get a little taste of the academic competition that Paine College students are involved in with HBCU teams all across the country”. “Oh yes, I really do because I have grandchildren coming up and so I have hope that they’ll be a better person for whatever I went through”, said Wright.
“Our community Is not immune to racism or all these other issues but as you see standing in this room right now you see people of all religions all cultures all nationalities, all races, all faiths”, said Young.
“The message of Dr. King and many of our other civil rights leaders through the past decades have been lost”, said Binghamton resident Bobby Black. “He didn’t seem to like the idea of being segregated, so he started [working for] integration”.
“I was excited to get up”, Albert Johnson reflected. His family was in danger. “My parents were very protective”. “It’s one thing to reflect and say MLK lived a great life, and all the accomplishments he made”.
“Dr. King is the reason why we have so many of our liberties and rights that we have today”, said Carlene Augustine, a participant in the days’ activities.
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“We need to take actions that make quality educations a reality for every child in America regardless of his or her zip code and that moves american forward to debt free college for all Americans again”, explained O’Malley. She said they’ve struggled with finding places to host some of their activities to help children at the center learn.
