Monday January 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and celebrations all over the state of Minnesota including Duluth will be held virtually. The day kicks off with the 31st Annual Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Event being broadcast from St. Paul with a Pre show event at 8:30am followed by an MLK breakfast at 9am. Registration for the morning event closes on Saturday January 16 at 4pm. To register for the Twin Cities portion of the celebration click here and select Duluth Community.
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The theme of this years events Our Rising Voices and Where do we go from here: chaos or community? which is the title of Dr. King s final book - published after his death in 1968. The Duluth NAACP will be holding a virtual rally from 12:00-1:30pm on January 18. To tune into the Live stream celebration in Duluth Click Here.
“It’s time for humankind to be a priority instead of everything else,” said Salaam Witherspoon. 9:00 am, Jan. 15, 2021 ×
Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington. Organizations in Duluth and across Minnesota are holding virtual events to honor the civil rights leader. (AFP / Getty Images)
Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In the wake of George Floyd’s death while in the custody of Minneapolis police, subsequent Black Lives Matter demonstrations and COVID-19, the need is greater than ever, said Minnesota event organizers.
In Duluth, what’s usually celebrated with days of events, a breakfast and a march will be a live streamed event from 12-1:30 p.m. Monday, hosted by the Duluth NAACP chapter.
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January 12, 2021
Councilor Renee Van Nett was unanimously elected during Monday’s meeting.
She says this achievement shows young girls of color that anything is possible.
“I didn’t believe that native people, women especially, belonged in society like this because I never saw it,” said Van Nett. “My daughters think they are little city councilors. I’m like, yeah, you need to stay thinking that. I didn’t have that thought.”
Under the new title, she plans to work on recovering the city, including in the fight against COVID-19.
Van Nett replaces Councilor Gary Anderson as president.
Councilor Arik Forsman was elected vice president of the council.
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Councilor Renee Van Nett is set to be elected the first indigenous woman Council President.
January 10, 2021
The first council meeting Monday, according to Councilor Joel Sipress, will be focused on beginning-of-the-year formalities.
Still, after a year of passing ordinances like the mask mandate and COVID-19 related relief to local businesses, he said he expects that work will continue with the pandemic.
“We’re going to continue to need to work to make sure we are working with our state and federal governments to provide the type of economic support and economic relief that residents and local businesses need to get through the pandemic,” Sipress said.