The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is Monday.
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Due to violent protests and similar events that have happened over the past year, Crawford said he believes the nation is beginning to forget what Martin Luther King was trying to achieve. King, whose life and legacy elevated the critical importance of equality for all, continues to be a spiritual guiding force for the continuing struggle to achieve civil rights for all. Livingston, who is also a member of the district’s diversity/climate committee, said it’s their duty to provide time dedicated to teaching, learning and reflecting about topics related to King’s dream. The program will recognize high school nominees and award eight scholarship winners. “Hate is too great a burden to bear”.
Robinson said he wants people to remember Martin Luther King Jr.
“It is a humbling experience to be a part of this process and to be a living example of his greatness”, Gilliam said.
Jerry Wade, who marched Friday morning, said, “It means to me personally that I can walk around and feel free….”
The Rev. Leah Hart-Landsberg, who co-chairs the MLK celebration committee with Moua, said Wane’s address will be especially on point in the wake of Trump’s controversial comments Thursday on USA immigration from African countries.
Abigayle Lawson, victor of the 2018 MLK Oratorical Contest, will recite the “I Have a Dream” speech.
“We have a big parade every year, but we lose 90 percent of the onlookers and participants after it”, Thomas said. Dr. King told him when you talk about family, government, and the law, humility is something that’s missing in many people. “Now – more than ever – we must come together and rise up against hatred and bigotry”.
In a meeting with a group of senators, Pres. Trump questioned why the US would accept more immigrants from Haiti and “s-hole countries” in Africa as he rejected a bipartisan immigration deal, according to one participant and people briefed on the Oval Office conversation. This is a woman who rose up from poverty to become a courageous speaker and a role model for the rest of the world, Arneson said.
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William Cheatham, the Atlantic City Library Board of Trustees president, blessed the crowd at the ceremony. “It’s important that we, as King’s own fraternity, honor his life and all the change he brought”. By the summer of 1969 there was enough tension in York to spark riots between many white and black residents.
