Legacies are born of sacrifice, she said, emphasizing those who sacrificed being away from family, from country, from language, from culture to endure even to this generation.
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Young people who participate in a White House mentoring program joined the Obamas.
The event, which is hosted by the South Carolina NAACP, featured the four Democrats who’ll be on the ballot next month: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, and Willie Wilson.
That same year, the flag was moved to the front of the grounds of the capitol, which didn’t please the SC NAACP, which continued its boycott of the state over the banner’s placement.
There are several other Martin Luther King Day events going on around Iowa, including a food drive in Johnson County, a food packaging event in Pella and a screening of the movie “Selma” at the Ames Public Library.
Some Rochesterarians recognized Martin Luther King Day at the annual community worship celebration at Eastman Theater’s Kodak Hall.
Elsewhere, the King Center in Atlanta was set to celebrate the holiday with a remembrance ceremony at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
City leaders said it’s all about educating our community’s youth about Dr. King’s legacy.
Without clear intentions, measurable goals, and action steps, do these events constitute anything more than a community pat on the back?
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports (http://bit.ly/1n6WByS) that the social media message told people how to avoid being charged with a crime if they struck someone during the Martin Luther King Day march and rally Monday on a bridge linking St. Paul and Minneapolis. In St. Paul, protesters want the case of Marcus Golden reopened.
“He left not only a vision, but he also left a strategy”, she said.
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This story has been corrected to say protesters in California were not from Black Lives Matter, but an offshoot group.
