Hundreds fill the streets of Spokane to honor MLK

“There’s bag checks and there is screenings but they’re quick; people are flowing through very quickly”, said Faith Morris with NCRM.

Coleman says there is a large difference in the academic performance between white and black students in local schools. After the massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Republican Gov. Nikki Haley made it a priority for lawmakers to pass legislation to remove the flag.

Because of high tensions, when Civil Rights leaders including King came to speak at Tougaloo, they weren’t allowed to stay in the hotels, so her parents welcomed him into their home.

“Today we honor his birthday and we honor all that he has done”, Loney said.

The city also announced that Chicago’s Stone Temple Church, where King frequently preached, is up for landmark status.

The march started around 10:45 am at the Washington Center.

“When you’re doing something like this and giving back to your community, you’re realizing (Dr. King’s) vision of people working together to help out”, Hooper said.

The city of Fort Myers came together at Centennial Park to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.

“What would my father say?” asked King, who was frequently interrupted by deafening applause.

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. Last July, organizers got their wish as SC swiftly removed the flag which had flown at the capitol for more than 50 years after what police said was a racially motivated shooting that claimed nine lives at a church in Charleston. Day honoring the late Civil Rights leader in their own unique ways.

This story has been corrected to say protesters in California were not from Black Lives Matter, but an offshoot group.

There was more security this year than most other years because the three Democratic presidential candidates are attending.