This year marks the 95th anniversary of the first nationally recognized celebration of African American history and culture in the United States. Carter Woodson, born in 1875, the son of slaves and a former sharecropper himself, enrolled at the University of Chicago where he received a master s degree and went on to become the second person of color to earn a doctorate from Harvard University.
By: Brian Mueller
It’s a message that never gets old.
“Unity, working together, and that’s what Dr. Martin Luther King stood for, said Calvin Miller, pastor at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Stillwater.
And that’s what the group walked for on Monday.
Stillwater Community United didn’t want to miss a step in their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march but knew they would have to make some adjustments.
“It came to me like, with a relay race, why don’t we have a relay march to avoid having big gatherings, said Soha Elfeel, who helped Stillwater Community United plan the march.
Indianapolis couple married 33 years dies from COVID-19 just 1 day apart
Ernest and Ann Wilkins legacy of love will be remembered by an Indianapolis family who will have a funeral for the couple that died from COVID-19.
By: WRTV Staff
and last updated 2021-01-18 16:48:43-05
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. â Ernest âRonaldâ and Ann Wilkins shared a deep love and connection through their 33 years of marriage all the way up until they died â just a single day apart â from complications of COVID-19. Very heartbroken because I loved Ann and Ronald, just like my brother and sister, and I want people to take this serious,â One of Ronaldâs close friends, Bryan, told WRTV.
Friday, January 15, 2021 by Joe Byrnes (WMFE)
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Ocala’s Martin Luther King Day march has been transformed this year because of COVID-19 into a food caravan to help those in need.
Hundreds of people usually gather to parade down West Silver Springs Boulevard, and that raised pandemic concerns.
The Rev. Eric Cummings of New Zion Missionary Baptist Church suggested the food drive.
“We knew that because of covid we did not want to have a big superspreader event,” he said.
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