Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day
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U.S. political climate spurs efforts to reclaim MLK holiday
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MLK Day, Thunder and Cavs
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Speakers drew parallels between the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for civil rights and Minnesota’s response to ICE.
Soledad O’Brien, keynote speaker at the Minneapolis breakfast event, noted ‘…the work of bringing change … is never easy.’
Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Valley State University and Davenport University partner to bring the event to the community and will announce a new date when it is available.
While some marchers focused on King’s historic legacy, the shadow of modern politics hung heavy over the day, a year after President Donald Trump was inaugurated a second time.
"If they can stop you and ask you to prove that you belong, all of us are in peril," says U.S. senator from Georgia, who serves as senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
On Monday, people across the country honored the visions, dreams and goals of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and St. Pete held its 39th MLK Day parade. FOX 13’s Ariel Plasencia reports.
Tim Jones, the Park Forest police officer who was shot in 2016 and died in December, was awarded the MLK Lifetime Achievement Award
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