In the wake of racial unrest in the United States Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day is a reminder of where we’ve been.
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Many lined Martin Luther King Drive in Jackson Saturday morning to celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader.
It will feature gospel music by the Great Falls Community Gospel Choir and the 14th Street Quartet, excerpts from Doctor King’s speeches, and poetry. Ross said those headlines and the events behind them make it even more important to focus on the steps taken by King and others to peacefully seek the change they wanted to see in their society.
Reverend Harris, who is the Amarillo Branch NAACP Chairmen for the event, is hoping for a big turn out – one that involves all races.
“Franklin asked. “… Dr. King said it best. “We’re trying to show that in the Carlisle-region we can come together, to keep Martin Luther King’s dream alive, of equality and justice for all”.
“The issue is not an African American issue, but it is an issue of humanity and how we treat and love one another, and that we’re called to love one another extravagantly”, said Rev. Hallman.
As a way to inspire other people, students wrote “Six Word Essays” about topics such as diversity, service and the ripple effect.
Martin Luther King Jr. will honored tomorrow in Yuma.
Reverend Kamal Karriem pastors a church in Choctaw County.
With the events going on around downtown Columbia, all City of Columbia parking garages will be open to the public at no charge on Monday.
However, nearly 50 years later his legacy still lives on.
“They are champions both of them, the Monarchs were champions in their baseball league and Martin Luther King was a champion for civil rights”.
Celebration will take place 4 p.m. today at The Hill School Center for the Arts on Beech Street.
In Ocean City, the volunteer effort saw about double the number of participants previous year than it did on a bitter cold Martin Luther King Day in 2014.
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“The Power of Telling Your Story: 30 Years of Us” is a series of events Monday, starting at 9 a.m. with a youth rally at the Ordway Concert Hall in St. Paul, following by a march re-enactment and a celebration program.
