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Carrying on MLK’s legacy to end racism A giant portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. gazes off into the distance from behind the A.P.E. Gallery window in Northampton. FOR THE GAZETTE/SABATO VISCONTI Published: 1/18/2021 5:06:11 PM NORTHAMPTON Tanisha Arena, executive director of the Springfield-based Arise for Social Justice, wrote an open letter “to our country about who we are to address the constant rhetoric of, ‘this is not who we are.’” Arena read her letter as the keynote speaker at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day celebration hosted by the Resistance Center for Peace and Justice. The digital event held on Zoom drew more than 100 people. ....
MLK Day events going virtual in Amherst, Northampton Members of the Amherst Regional High School Jazz Ensemble play “Blues by Five” by Red Garland during the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast held at the middle school on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. From left are sophomore Rebekah Hong, senior Max Vanderleeden and juniors Saliim Saulsberry and Junior Rodriguez. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 1/13/2021 11:53:21 AM Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy will be celebrated in a day-long virtual gathering in Northampton, while Amherst is adjusting its usual in-person breakfast and scholarship award ceremony to a format that also promotes health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. ....