Confederate flag’s removal turns King Day into celebration

The yearly celebration of King is in its 17th year at Second Baptist Church, 451 Bronson St., and includes a section requesting offerings for the Martin Luther King Jr.

A ceremony to rename a street in Dr. King’s honor will kick off the day.

“We did not have the right to vote, we did not have the right to participate in the American democracy as the Constitution had so stated”, said McShan, who graduated from a segregated high school in 1965.

FOBA hosted its 41st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Members of the church say they’ve held a service in honor of Martin Luther King, for as long as they can remember.

It has been nearly 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was tragically shot and killed. Sometimes love is that strong voice that calls for justice and for people to stand together for change.

More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. march on Monday.

The theme for this celebration is “Journey for Justice and Equity”. “I just think the message for tomorrow is that, and hopefully the other days, is be compassionate, try to be empathetic, put yourself in the other person’s place”, said Fontaine-Covington.

However, organizers say it’s still important to come together for Dr. King. He added that the issue centered on a “lack of opportunity” in society before noting that pay for African-Americans has also dropped since the Great Recession ended. Robinson said. “Dr. King understands what’s going on”.

In 1944 when he was 14, King delivered his first public speech at the First African Baptist Church.

“When you get to work with and be around young people, you can’t help but be inspired by our future”, said Thornberry, recognizing the scholarship portion of the breakfast.

The Star Tribune reports that the activists would rally for the release of a video of the November fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark by a Minneapolis police officer.

“It was a time in which we believed we were finally leaving behind a chapter of unapologetic racism and withering injustice”.

Multicultural Action Committee will be hosting a community event titled “All Cultures One Voice” at Silver Creek High School from 2 to 4 p.m.