Tag: MLK
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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 Memorial Service
Sponsored by the Baptist Ministers’ Union. Come commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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MLK Breakfast
Attend the annual MLK Breakfast at the Embassy Suites, hosted by Grant Chapel AME.
$50.00 per person ($35 for kids). To purchase, contact Mr. Galvin Brown at (505) 293-1300.
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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.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations in New Mexico
Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2023 is January 16th. The New Mexico Black Leadership Council has your rundown of celebrations happening around New Mexico.
The bill to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday was first introduced to Congress in 1979. It didn’t pass. One argument against the bill was the cost. The second argument was that King wasn’t worthy of a holiday. At the time, the only two people recognized with a holiday were George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
That first bill may have died, but the drive to establish MLK Day didn’t. You know that version of “Happy Birthday” that always pops out when Black people are celebrating? That song was written and produced by Stevie Wonder. He released it in the summer of 1981 as part of the campaign to make MLK Day real.
Six million citizens signed the petition for MLK day. President Reagan initially opposed the bill, but approved the bill in 1983. Though King’s birthday is January 15, MLK day is always on the third Monday of January.
Happy birthday to you, Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK Day is January 16th this year. Check the links below for MLK events happening around the state of New Mexico.
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations in New Mexico
MLK 2023 Dream Weekend, Friday, January 13 – Monday, January 16, 2023, Albuquerque.
Event Link: https://nmmlksc.org/event/mlk-2023-dream-weekend/Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mass, Sunday, January 15, 2023, Noon, Albuquerque.
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/667444994861455/MLK Jr. Day Camps at Nuclear Museum for K-6 Students, Monday, January 16, 2023, 7:30am–5:30pm, Albuquerque.
Event Link: https://www.nuclearmuseum.org/educate/kids-camp/martin-luther-king-jr-day-campRace and Intolerance: Jewish and Black Americans by Ron Duncan Hart, Ph.D., Sunday, January 15, 2023, 2pm-3:30pm, Santa Fe.
Event Link: https://www.krqe.com/new-mexico-living-local-events/#!/details/Race-and-Intolerance-Jewish-and-Black-Americans-by-Ron-Duncan-Hart-Ph-D-/11335940/2023-01-15T14Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally, Sunday, January 15, 2023, 2pm–3:30 pm, Las Cruces.
Event Link: https://www.lwvsnm.org/event/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-rally/Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day of Service, Monday, January 16, 2023, 8:30am–12:30pm, Farmington.
Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-four-corners-annual-martin-luther-king-jr-mlk-day-of-service-tickets-456333805697
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