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Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Colorado Springs celebrate civil rights leader’s life, legacy
Acacia Park was alive with drums, singing, cheering and chanting on Monday as hundreds of people gathered for a rally celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The rally was the culmination of a series of commemorative events in downtown Colorado Springs with the theme “Mission Possible II –…
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TRAIL MIX | Recalling Colorado’s connection to John Lewis’ ‘good trouble’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A week ago, marking one year since the day civil rights icon John Lewis died at age 80, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a friend and longtime colleague of the Georgia congressman, shared a memory on…
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TRAIL MIX | Recalling Colorado’s connection to John Lewis’ ‘good trouble’
A week ago, marking one year since the day civil rights icon John Lewis died at age 80, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a friend and longtime colleague of the Georgia congressman, shared a memory on social media. “His legacy of standing up and fighting for what he truly believed in will never be forgotten,” the…
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s life ‘means even more now than when he was living,’ Wilma Webb says
Against a backdrop of heightened racial tension, widespread political unrest and a global pandemic that, for the first time in 36 years, is keeping thousands from joining together to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. in Denver, this year’s holiday looks and feels unlike any other. Still, the reverend’s calls for racial, social and economic justice…