Tag: Martin Luther King Jr
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MLK Unity Candlelight Vigil
Assemble outside the African American Performing Arts Center to join this beautiful candlelight event celebrating Martin Luth
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Freedom Schools & Beyond: A Social Justice Imperative for Our Time
Join ASALH (the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History) and Dr. Lisa Brock at 10 am on MLK Day for an inspiring vison of the future, honoring the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others as a call to action today.
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Discussion of MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail
The Letter from Birmingham Jail helped to inspire the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Chris Ulloa Chaves, ED.D. of the University of New Mexico and member presents a 90-minute discussion of the Letter from Birmingham Jail. Bring an open, respectful attitude and desire to learn from all participants’ knowledge and experience.
Zoom only. Registration is required by RSVP to litdialogues@gmail.com.
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Martin Luther King Jr March
Join in the commemorative march! This year’s theme is “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365.”
March begins at 9am on the UNM campus, at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drive and University Blvd. Commemorative ceremony begins at the end of the march route, Civic Plaza, at 11am.
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Reflections & Strategies: Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Join with Veterans for Peace and the Albuquerque NAACP to commemorate the anniversaries of Martin Luther King, Jr’s death and his earthshaking 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break the Silence.”
A short presentation and film will be preceded by a time for socializing and light appetizers.
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Annual MLK Breakfast
Attend the annual MLK Breakfast at the Marriott Pyramid Hotel, hosted by Grant Chapel AME, and hear guest Speaker Dr. Jamal Bryant, Sr. Pastor New Birth Church in Stonecrest, GA.
$50.00 per person. To purchase, contact Mr. Galvin Brown at (505) 293-1300.
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Martin Luther King Jr. March
March to commemorate the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr!
Start at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave and University Blvd (on the UNM campus) and parade to Civic Plaza, where a ceremony will follow the march.
er King, Jr.’s legacy.