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. On
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.
Speaker Michael Jett
STEUBENVILLE The Sycamore Youth Center, 301 N. Fourth St., is finalizing plans to host this weekend’s Serve Ohio Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service/Celebration.
It will involve a community service day combined with an MLK birthday celebration and an evening online concert on Facebook “Live,” explained Bobbyjon Bauman, center director.
“We were able to secure a small grant from Serve Ohio from the state of Ohio to help cover our expenses for a service day event, and we are thrilled to have local minister Michael Jett of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Steubenville who started and currently leads the Generation Now youth ministry there be our speaker,” Bauman noted.