Families attend parade to honor Dr. King’s legacy

For some people, Martin Luther King Day means a day off from work, but these folks say they’re marching to keep King’s legacy alive.

At the chapel there were a series of speeches, about Dr. King, as well as a proclamation made by the mayor. He said typically the streets are a risky environment. “I want people to be involved with what King was about and his vision 365 days a year”. There’s a nice restaurant.

“We have commercialized so many holidays – Presidents Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day – this really should be a holiday of giving, of doing service for someone else”, said veteran and Crossroads Hospice volunteer Kevin Bradley. Drive is something we should be proud of.

“He knew that if you tell me where a family lives, I’ll tell what jobs are available to them, where their children go to school, the quality of the air they breathe, I’ll tell you the odds they face”, Castro added.

Boudreaux attributes a lot of it to the location of the road and the fact that it is a major thoroughfare.

“I think following Zaevion’s death and the violence we’ve seen of innocent lives taken”. “It’s a major thoroughfare and it’s getting the necessary attention”.

Josephine’s granddaughter said that the fact that she is being honored on Martin Luther King Day makes it just all that more special.

“The working people of this country are often working longer hours for low wages and nearly all of the new income and wealth is going to the top one percent”, said Sanders. With many students having the day off, Catherine Adams says Paine College chose to further King’s dream of education for all.

She wasn’t even born when Dr. King was fighting for racial equality, but the reverend’s message resonated with her. “When the kids come around and do things with us it makes them feel so much better”.

“It’s helped us all become stronger, because we all had to stand together and be one to fight it and get to where we are today”, said Arielle Wood.