The King Day at the Dome gathering began in 2000 with that call. Dozens of people attended the breakfast at Beulah Baptist Church, where the Rev. Tyshawn Gardner spoke about Tuscaloosa’s ability to overcome violence, poverty and division, WBRC-TV reported.
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The Topeka Center for Peace and Justice along with the Living the Dream Inc. invited community members to a soup dinner at the church, and to hear a message about living out the late reverend’s dream.
“Martin Luther King… one of the things he really enjoyed doing… he enjoyed singing”, said Anita Miller, music chairperson for the Ecumenical Fellowship. A 30-minute rally was also planned at Foster Auditorium on the UA campus.
The Bhutanese Community of New Hampshire received a special award in honor of its work on behalf of families who were forced out of their homes and have made new lives here in New Hampshire.
“Something definitely we are going to learn is the risk they took and how important it is to people”, said Kassidy Schramm, 10th grade.
Kinya Claiborne, center, from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority joins other Metro employees as they ride a replica of the bus that civil rights leader Rosa Parks rode in Montgomery, Ala., when she was arrested in 1955, as they participate in the 31st Annual Kingdom Day parade in Los Angeles on Monday Jan. 18, 2016. “Celebrate! Act! King’s Legacy of Freedom for Our World”. The theme for this year was “Keep it Moving”.
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“So they see this and they go “oh that wasn’t really good” so it’s a little more empathetic, understanding”, said Parkin. “And the walls of segregation left many Americans stuck without a chance to get ahead in life, not just in the South but everywhere, including in our cities”. “All the businesses were open”, said Martin.
