Orleanians pause to honor MLK Jr.

Local residents, organizations, educational institutions and cash loans dunedin city officials began gathering last week to honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have turned 86 Thursday.

The events planned to honor Dr. King varied greatly, with some heralding the past accomplishments of the Historic Civil Rights Movement and others encouraging participants to perform community service on the national holiday or use the day address racial inequities.

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The New Orleans Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Planning Commission announced last week a full slate of events for the City’s 29th annual MLK holiday celebration. This year’s official week-long events began on Tuesday, January 13 and included a wreath laying ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 15,, a jazz concert, a service project, and a memorial service. This year’s theme, “Where Do personal loans in denver co We Go From Here?” is based on Dr. King’s book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?

“Each year, we use this time to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and consider both our nation’s progress and the challenges we still face today,” New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said last week. “In the spirit of Dr. King, instead of looking away, we must agree to move forward together. We must come together as one city to face these problems head on.”

The Rev. Norwood Thompson, chair of the New Orleans Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Plan­ning Commission, said, “Each year the people of New Orleans celebrate the birth, life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We encourage all residents to join us in our efforts of creating a community of peace, cash advance lenders in nj equality and justice for all.”

The City’s official program on Martin Luther King Jr., Day will begin at New Orleans City Hall on Monday, January 19, 2015, at 9:00 a.m, followed by the 29th annual MLK Memorial March at 9:45 a.m.

The nearly 1.5-mile march will begin at City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street.

Other local events honoring King included a Choral Concert hosted by United Teachers of New Orleans at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church on Thursday, a MLK Celebration on Friday at the main branch of the New Orleans Public Library, a MLK Jazz Journeys Concert featuring Jonathan Butler, Nicholas Payton, Donald Harrison and Roland Guerin on Friday at Dillard University-sponsored by the N.O. Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the Rev. AVery C. Alexander Social Action Conference on Saturday payday loans truro ns at the Dryades YMCA and a MLK Commemorative Art Exhibit on Saturday at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center.

As part of the annual Week of Peace sponsored by Xavier, Dillard, Tulane and Loyola universities, Dillard will host a panel debate titled “A Dream Deferred” on Tuesday, January 20, in Dillard’s Lawless Memorial Chapel at 6:30 p.m.

On Monday, January 19, the New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice, Stand With Dignity and the Community Evaluation Commis­sion will host “#Black­Workers­Matter: The People’s Summit on the Black Jobs Crisis” at Southern University at New Orleans, 6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, La. The summit, which takes place from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., will include a panel discussion, career opportunity and resource fair and a keynote address by actor-activist Danny Glover.

top in Balt cash advance “Black lives matter — in Ferguson, in New Orleans, all across America,” said Roy Brumfield, a member of Stand with Dignity and co-chair of the Community Evaluation Com­mission, which is working to ensure the $546 million New Orleans Airport expansion helps address the Black jobs crisis.

The Community Evaluation Commission was formed by a broad range of New Orleans civil rights, faith, labor and community leaders to ensure that the $546 million airport expansion provides equitable economic development for all New Orleanians and builds a strong foundation for the city’s future. Residents are encouraged to join the group as it talks to community stakeholders directly impacted by the Black Jobs Crisis and create solutions together.

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This article originally published in the January 19, 2015 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.