Articles About Martin Luther King Jr march

• 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day | ‘The fierce urgency of now’

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 23, 2023

  

  Around 200 villagers assembled on Jan. 16, to contemplate Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to action through the “fierce urgency of now,” in observation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

• 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day events set in Yellow Springs

  By YS News StaffJanuary 14, 2023

  

  “The Fierce Urgency of Now” is the theme of the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities scheduled Monday, Jan. 16, in the village.

• Karen McKee honored at Martin Luther King Day event

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 26, 2022

  

  Over a blanket of snow, more than 100 villagers marched through downtown Yellow Springs in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march on Monday, Jan. 17.

• MLK Day 2021 peacemaker award — Moyenda, a warrior peacemaker

  By Cheryl DurgansFebruary 3, 2021

  

  At the virtual MLK Day event held on Monday, Jan. 18, via Zoom, Bomani Moyenda, a longtime local activist, was finally given the Peacemaker Award by the Yellow Springs Martin Luther King Day Planning Committee.

• ‘Where do we go from here’— Martin Luther King Jr. Day program set

  By YS News StaffJanuary 14, 2021

  

  Yellow Springs will celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 18, with the traditional, in-person MLK Day March, but the MLK Day program following the march will be offered in an online format; those planning to attend the online program must register in advance.

• March fit for a King

  By Matt MindeJanuary 24, 2019

  

  Villagers once again braved one of the colder days of the year to march in commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

• GALLERY — MLK Jr. Day in the village

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 19, 2018

  

  Bitter cold and falling snow didn’t keep villagers from honoring the civil rights leader on his actual birth date, January 15, and nearly 50 years after his assassination. See photos from the march and program after the jump.

• Seeking courage at MLK event

  By Jeff SimonsJanuary 18, 2018

  

  This year marks the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s death. And to celebrate his legacy, the 2018 Yellow Springs Martin Luther King Jr. Day program has adopted a timely theme: “Courage to Take a Stand.”

• Cold march, warm hearts

  By Matt Minde

  

  On Monday, Jan. 15, several hundred villagers honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and legacy, Yellow Springs-style.