CHICAGO (WLS) People all over Chicago are using this MLK Day to help others and give back.
Three Englewood restaurants are cooking up hot meals right now to hand out to residents in need. They include Deli King. Haley s Hoagie and Nick s Gyros.
Felicia Slaton-Young, executive director of the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce joined ABC7 to talk about the importance of giving back.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Oklahoma were noticeably impacted by two unique circumstances Monday. Every year, usually . they have the marching groups. Next year, we ll be back with the walking groups, with the dancing groups, said Tulsa s MLK Day Parade emcee Rebecca Marks-Jimerson, doing color commentary for a livestream of the event. But this year, because of the COVID, we are doing the social distancing. But we re making it happen for you.
Bands and other marchers were kept from the route due to the pandemic, and in-person spectators were discouraged and directed to TV broadcasts and the livestream.
Mayor Marty Walsh participated in Boston University s 49th Commemoration of Martin Luther King
Published January 18, 2021 •
Updated on January 18, 2021 at 7:07 pm
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Boston held a celebration to honor the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, where Mayor Marty Walsh said the city s special attention to the holiday in King s name stems from his relationship with Boston and the city s commitment to ending inequality.
Walsh and Boston University presented A Day of Celebration in Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the university s 49th commemoration of King, who earned his doctorate in systematic theology at the school.
Even with the stress of COVID, the 9th Annual Martin Luther King Day of Service Food Drive will take place at Hamburg High School 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, hoping for mass collection with only 10% of the volunteers of past years.
In past years, with around 400 volunteers from the village Parks and Recreation Department, Hamburg High School Academy of Finance, Feed Hamburg, FeedMore and The Service Collaborative, the drive collected around 15,000 pounds of food, most of which went to FeedMore to supply food pantries around the area
The Service Collaborative’s Adam Bartoszek said these events encourage people to develop a sense of service.
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