OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and despite the pandemic, Oakland continued its longest-running celebration of the civil rights leader s life.
The 29th annual Keeping the Dream Alive multicultural rally was held virtually. Representative Barbara Lee, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown were among the speakers.
This year, the pandemic has forced the cancellation of many in-person events in the Bay Area like the annual MLK Celebration Train from San Jose to San Francisco and March to Yerba Buena Gardens.
Instead, the Norcal MLK Foundation is pivoting to a virtual celebration with a Health and Wellness and Music Festival. The events will reflect on a year following the police killings of George Floyd, Brianna Taylor, and Black Lives Matter protests.
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and despite the pandemic, Oakland continued its longest-running celebration of the civil rights leader s life.
The 29th annual Keeping the Dream Alive multicultural rally was held virtually. Representative Barbara Lee, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown were among the speakers.
This year, the pandemic has forced the cancellation of many in-person events in the Bay Area like the annual MLK Celebration Train from San Jose to San Francisco and March to Yerba Buena Gardens.
Instead, the Norcal MLK Foundation is pivoting to a virtual celebration with a Health and Wellness and Music Festival. The events will reflect on a year following the police killings of George Floyd, Brianna Taylor, and Black Lives Matter protests.
Temple NAACP Holding Downtown MLK Day Parade Today
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Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on which we not only celebrate the message and the legacy of Dr. King, but do what we can to keep that legacy alive with service to our fellow human beings.
Day of Service events have been happening all over Central Texas today, and to cap it all off, the Temple chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will hold an MLK Day parade through Downtown Temple beginning at 4 PM.
CHICAGO (WLS) People all over Chicago are using this MLK Day to help others and give back.
Three Englewood restaurants are cooking up hot meals right now to hand out to residents in need. They include Deli King. Haley s Hoagie and Nick s Gyros.
Felicia Slaton-Young, executive director of the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce joined ABC7 to talk about the importance of giving back.