The annual celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in his hometown in Atlanta is calling for renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent.
Cincinnati remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during annual MLK Day Parade
Cincinnati remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during annual MLK Day Parade By Morgan Parrish | January 18, 2021 at 1:14 PM EST - Updated January 18 at 6:22 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Cincinnati is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the best way they know-how.
The 46th annual King Legacy Celebration was held earlier in the day with a commemorative civil rights march and motorcade.
âItâs just amazing to see people come out and say, âIâm gonna do it the best way I can,â and those who are watching at home saying, âIâm gonna do it the best way I can,ââ said Hamilton County Commissioners Vice President Alicia Reece.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. (Letter from Birmingham City Jail) We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right. (Letter from Birmingham City Jail) The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. (1963 book Oh, there will be a day, the question won t be, How many awards did you get in life? Not that day . The question that day will not be, What kind of automobile did you have? On that day the question will be, What did you do for others? ( The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life sermon)
Day of service, justice still important during the pandemic, civil rights organization says
The spread of COVID-19 gives this MLK Day a new look By Peter Zampa | January 18, 2021 at 10:34 AM CST - Updated January 18 at 10:40 AM
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is meant to be a day of service. The national holiday is, like most things, forced into a new look as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. A civil rights organization says it is as important as ever to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy
“I think that it is a day of service. But also a day of justice,” said Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League.