Bemidji organizations host virtual event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Despite a no-show from keynote speaker Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison, a virtual event honoring King forged on Friday evening. 5:50 pm, Jan. 18, 2021 × A Martin Luther King Jr. Day event took place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, over Facebook Live. Submitted photo. BEMIDJI -- In Atlanta on Jan. 15, 1929, the venerable Martin Luther King Jr. came into the world. On that same day 92 years later -- members of multiple Bemidji organizations gathered virtually to celebrate him and other civil rights activists and accomplishments in the time since then. Despite a no-show from keynote speaker Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison, a virtual event honoring King forged on Friday evening.