King rally out of Confederate flag’s shadow

“And that we as a community have stood up, accepted our responsibility, accepted where we have fallen short, and have doubled down on our courage, our sacrifice and our hard work so that we can make Dr. King proud of the legacy that he left and that the future that we together will build”.

Hillary Clinton was the only candidate Monday to discuss at length the Confederate flag that was removed from the capitol grounds last summer.

In Minneapolis, activists with the group Black Lives Matter planned to march onto a Mississippi River bridge that connects Minneapolis and St. Paul during a Martin Luther King Day rally.

They also stuffed bags with books for needy children along with young people who participate in a White House mentoring program and volunteers from the AmeriCorps national service program.

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich will be in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho honoring the civil rights leader.

Sanders reminded the crowd King was a dynamic leader who wanted to help the poor.

Bernice King, daughter of the Nobel Peace Prize victor, told a standing room-only crowd at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where her father had preached, that blacks faced the erosion of voting rights, environmental injustice and rising gun deaths. In Michigan, people delivered bottled water to residents of Flint amid the city’s drinking water crisis.

While Marietta College was still in session today, numerous students, faculty and staff gathered to remember Martin Luther King Jr. and reflect on the role he has played in the lives of many.

Protesters held marches for fair housing, and eventually got the Chicago real estate board to stop opposing laws that were discriminatory, Castro said.

In Detroit, a historical marker is being dedicated at the site of WGPR-TV, the country’s first black-owned and operated television station. “And South Carolina made the right choice”. There was a heavier security presence compared with previous years because of the candidates. The flag had flown over the state capitol for more than 50 years.

Billings: Martin Luther King Jr day kicks off with a bell ringing ceremony at MSU-Billings at 9:50 a.m. An MLK Jr. march starts at the Yellowstone County Courthouse at 6:15 p.m. and ends at the Nova Center of Performing Arts for an evening of musical entertainment and speakers.