Hundreds march to honor MLK Jr

Nearly a thousand people filled the Spokane Convention Center on Monday morning for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march downtown. The marching distance was shorter than other years, but the crowd was still full of enthusiasm. The Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center launched its fundraising campaign for a new facility right before the march, thanking Spokane Mayor David Condon for his personal donation of $10,000 and challenging the crowd to match it. NAACP President Naima Quarles-Burnley reminded the crowd it was the 30th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day becoming a federal holiday. Quarles-Burnley said important work is being done to help minorities have better graduation rates and less frequent contacts with police. “We still have much work to do,” Quarles-Burnley said. “We shall overcome by working, not by dreaming”/Pia Hallenberg, SR. More here.

Question: Did you do anything to honor MLK Jr this weekend?