January 15 2021
UPDATE: Two of the biggest celebrations of the civil rights icon will be online this year
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan.18, and two of Oregon s biggest tributes to the civil rights leader will be streamed online this year.
The first will be the Skanner Foundation s 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, which will begin at 9 a.m. on the Skanner s YouTube channel here.
The keynote speaker with be Gen. Arthur T. Dean of the Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative, who will address health and the African American community. Other speakers include U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler.