January 18, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
It was a different kind of celebration Sunday as the Milford community recognized Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The 16th annual celebration of the holiday organized by the Huron Valley MLK Day Committee reflected on Dr. Kingâs legacy and message with the theme this year; âHonoring Voices of Equality.â Instead of hosting the annual March on Main Street in downtown Milford, the Committee instead organized a Drive-Up MLK Day Rally at Community Sharing Outreach Center on Duck Lake Road Sunday afternoon. Several dozen vehicles, most with families, attended the rally which featured a brief presentation of Dr. King s I Have a Dream speech that participants listened to on their radios while volunteers accepted donations as part of a soup meal food drive.
January 13, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
Various events are again underway in the Huron Valley community to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
This marks the 16th annual celebration of the holiday and the HV MLK Day Committee organizes different community activities and events to encourage year-long volunteerism and reflect on Dr. Kingâs legacy and message. This yearâs theme is âHonoring Voices of Equalityâ.
Committee member Isaac Perry says itâs a well-established event and every year people express how grateful they are that it has been able to be maintained throughout the years. Perry says itâs an honor to be able to provide it for the community and he thinks it is extraordinarily important for people to be reminded of the struggles of the nationâs past, especially with respect to racial equality, but also equally important for people to hear the wisdom and inspiring message from Dr. King.