MLK Day Community Celebration

January 22nd, 2010 by Nieeta

St. Paul MLK Day March

St. Paul MLK Day March. Photos by Jen Hosterman/Building Sustainable Communities

Photos by Jen Hosterman/Building Sustainable Communities

Photos by Jen Hosterman/Building Sustainable Communities

The Council on Black Minnesotans hosted the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration, “The Fierce Urgency of NOW,” on Jan. 18.

A rally started the day with youth speakers, music and dance from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Central High School Auditorium. Marchers, including Mayor Chris Coleman and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, then walked from Central High School to Concordia University Gangelhoff Auditorium. Keynote speaker was Nekima Levy-Pounds, director of the Community Law Project at University of St. Thomas.

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