Jan 15, 2021
Residents from across our region aren’t letting concerns about COVID-19 stop them from remembering the life and legacy of the late Martin Luther King Jr.
Once again, pupils, parents, city leaders, senior citizens and others from across the Tri-State Area have the chance to learn about and reflect on King’s visions for equality, racial justice and a nonviolent approach to social change.
While some of the events that have traditionally been held as part of the commemoration have had to be canceled for this year, there still will be opportunities to honor his life.
Those begin Saturday, when the Sycamore Youth Center on North Fourth Street in Steubenville holds its Serve Ohio-Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Celebration.
From staff reports
REMEMBERING MLK â James Baber, president of the Martin Luther King Jr. Association, reviews with the Rev. Buena Dudley Paschall, pastor of Quinn Memorial A.M.E. Church in Steubenville, plans for a virtual memorial service at 6 p.m. Sunday at Mount Carmel Community Baptist Church. (Photo by Janice Kiaski)
STEUBENVILLE While the COVID-19 pandemic will impact how Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed locally, it will in no way lessen the importance of remembering and celebrating the life and legacy of the civil rights leader who was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn.
The MLK Youth and Children’s Program will be marked Saturday at the Sycamore Youth Center at 301 N. Fourth St., beginning at 9:30 a.m., and include a variety of service projects, the memorial service moves to a virtual platform with the service set for 6 p.m. Sunday at Mount Carmel Community Baptist Church.