Use this day to reflect , How you can celebrate MLK day in Buffalo this year
Each year, MLK day offers communities across the country a day to celebrate, reflect and act. This year, it s different, but the message remains the same.
and last updated 2021-01-18 06:56:15-05
BUFFALO N.Y. (WKBW) â Each year, MLK day offers communities across the country a day to celebrate, reflect and act. This year, it s different, but the message remains the same. We feel itâs an obligation that we always use opportunities as a means of recognizing our heritage, our history, both nationally international and locally, said Terry Alford, Executive Director of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor.
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Larry McHugh is president of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce in Middletown.Contributed photo / Larry McHughShow MoreShow Less
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The Citizens Bank 5K Winter Fun Run was held virtually in December. The Hal Kaplan Middletown Mentor Program and Amazing Grace Food Pantry were recipients of the race proceeds. Shown at the Jan. 11 check presentation is Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHugh, Melissa Alecia, manager, Citizens Bank, South Main Street, Middletown; Jay Woron, race committee president; Maryellen Shuckerow, executive director of St. Vincent De Paul Middletown and John Bysiewicz, race director.Contributed photo / Middlesex County Chamber of CommerceShow MoreShow Less
CHICAGO (WLS) To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many in Chicago and Illinois are observing a day of service.
A group of local and state leaders honored the call to service in Chicago, joining a citywide effort to help school children. Volunteers from City Year packed school supplies for students around the city. From its earliest days, the COVID pandemic forced us to take public service beyond traditional association of those working in government and broadened it to encompass every role we play in the lives of our fellow residents, said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Dr. King has a rich history in Chicago, leading marches in 1966 and even renting a West Side apartment for a while. Illinois was the first state to recognize him with an official holiday in 1973, pushed by then-state representative Harold Washington.