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Bangor Honors the Memory of Martin Luther King Jr
Posted On Jan 24 2016
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In Minnesota, a rally against police brutality briefly shut down traffic on a bridge that spans the Mississippi River.
Mrs. Parkin will touch on this subject more in depth in April when she teaches the 1960s and Civil Rights Movement. But he warned that there would be other fights ahead.
“…Because he let us have freedom”, said Norie Harvey, a 6-year-old Girl Scout participating in the parade.
Rabbi Jon Haddon, who attended Ridgefield’s first ceremony, recalled a cold January day in 1996, “We were in front of Town Hall with a handful of people”.
“It’s important to learn about racial equality and this is a good day to do it and other schools don’t get that opportunity”, said Spencer Hepworth, 11th grade.
Only Clinton spoke directly about the flag.
And while the African-American struggle is different from transgender struggle, “we must focus on what unites us, not what divides us”, said Jordan, a transgender man. “And South Carolina made the right choice”.
If Dr. King were still with us, he would have turned 87 on Friday.
Ebenezer Baptist Church’s service is the culmination of a series of events centering around radical issues. It capped more than a week of events meant to celebrate the slain civil-rights icon’s legacy under the theme: “Remember!”
“Today, we take a moment to celebrate what Dr. King has done. So, we can really step up the game, because we still have a long ways to go”. “We are trying to help our neighbors unlock their potential”, said Kevin Cox.
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro told the church audience about King’s trip to Chicago.
“Dr. King was a community-minded person, and when you’re involved in your community you can do great things”, said Mark Sain, of the Milwaukee Public School Board. In St. Paul, protesters want the case of Marcus Golden reopened. “They’re new in life”.
About 30 minutes later, California Highway Patrol officers were pulling about a dozen protesters from cars and pulling their cars to the side of the road.
