SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. MLK Saratoga will host its annual Dr. King Celebration Weekend to celebrate and reflect on the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s theme is “The Beloved Community Begins with Us.” All events are free as well as open to the public thanks to grants from Price Chopper/Market 32 […]
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. MLK Saratoga will host its annual Dr. King Celebration Weekend to celebrate and reflect on the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s theme is “The Beloved Community Begins with Us.” All events are free as well as open to the public thanks to grants from Price Chopper/Market 32 […]
Amanda Gorman clearly has talent. But there’s more to her meteoric rise. Nneka McGuire A poet at the Super Bowl. Sit with that for a second. After dazzling the nation at President Biden’s inauguration, gripping hearts and minds with her rousing, propulsive verse, Amanda Gorman became the first bard to perform at the country’s most-watched sporting event. With rhythmic speech and graceful gestures, she delivered a poem in honor of a trio of essential workers, three honorary captains James Martin, a U.S. Marine veteran; Trimaine Davis, an educator; and Suzie Dorner, an ICU nurse manager in a recorded video right before the coin toss at Super Bowl LV in Tampa.