By City News Service
Jan 18, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Alternative versions of several events traditionally marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Los Angeles will be held Monday, including a televised celebration substituting for the Kingdom Day Parade and a virtual Minecraft March on Washington.
The “2021 Kingdom Day Celebration” will air from 11 a.m.-noon on KABC-TV Channel 7 with the theme “Healing America.” Its meaning is to “say or do only those actions which Dr. King himself would be saying or doing if he were here. Dr. King was about healing and justice,” organizers said.
The celebration will include an interview with King s oldest son, Martin Luther King III, highlights from past parades, interviews with local newsmakers about King s effect on their lives and celebrity appearances.
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and despite the pandemic, Oakland continued its longest-running celebration of the civil rights leader s life.
The 29th annual Keeping the Dream Alive multicultural rally was held virtually. Representative Barbara Lee, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown were among the speakers.
This year, the pandemic has forced the cancellation of many in-person events in the Bay Area like the annual MLK Celebration Train from San Jose to San Francisco and March to Yerba Buena Gardens.
Instead, the Norcal MLK Foundation is pivoting to a virtual celebration with a Health and Wellness and Music Festival. The events will reflect on a year following the police killings of George Floyd, Brianna Taylor, and Black Lives Matter protests.