Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with virtual or socially distanced events
The life and legacy of a civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated Monday.
The idea for MLK Day came about after King s assassination in 1968, but it wasn t until 2000 when all 50 states made it a government holiday. Not just a bank holiday, Monday is marked as a day of service, encouraging all Americans to volunteer in some way to make their community better.
This year, Dr. King will be celebrated in various ways around Metro Detroit, including virtual and socially distanced events. Here s a guide.
President-elect Joe Biden has apparently narrowed his list of attorney general candidates to two men, Merrick Garland and Doug Jones, both of whom are widely respected and longtime legal hands who could sail through the confirmation process even if the Senate remains in GOP hands come January.
Both are white males, however, and the choice of either Garland or Jones won’t appease demands from some quarters that Biden tap former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick or another African American to become the new administration’s top law enforcement official, an especially critical post in light of Biden’s pledge to restore public trust in the Justice Department and address racial inequities.