MLK DAY

EDINBURG — Despite the overnight freezing temperatures, volunteers and city officials worked together on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to clean Restlawn Cemetery in what some would consider perfect outdoor weather. Bishop Michael Smith opened the program with a prayer and a few words about MLK Day at 8 a.m.“We thank you, God, for everybody that is participating to beautify this cemetery,” Smith said. “Bless the hands that are working out here, bless everybody that is participating.”Smith’s wife, Sharon Smith, said the Juneteenth Committee decided on cleaning up Restlawn Cemetery as a way to celebrate MLK Day during one of their monthly meetings. Cortina-Matos was looking to get students involved in a community service project, which coincided with Walker-Hernandez’s idea of cleaning up the cemetery. In the 1920s, Dora Walker, who worked as a cook for a board member for Hillcrest Cemetery, which is located next to what today is Restlawn Cemetery, asked her boss if there was a lot where they could bury the dead.

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Entry to all federal public lands is free on Jan. 17 in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 17, and while it is a federal holiday, the city’s COVID-19 testing sites will stay open.

Monday won’t be all picnics and parades. While many workers across the region have a day off for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, law enforcement officers will be out in full force. For reasons that still are not that clear, on MLK Day, South Florida roads, even the interstate, morph into a into giant free-for-all. It’s a daredevil’s playground with hundreds of people on dirt bikes and ...

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“I was very much involved in trying to end racial injustice in the San Antonio area for the most part,” Salas said. San Antonio professor speaks about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s less told legaciesIn 1983, more than a decade following King’s death, his birthday was recognized as a federal holiday. In 1989 Salas noticed that Texas was one of three states where lawmakers had still not signed a bill into law recognizing King’s birthday as a state holiday. In 1991 the bill recognizing King’s birthday as a state holiday was signed into law. Now 71-years-old, Salas is a chairperson for the San Antonio Coalition for Police Accountability.

SAN ANTONIO – A local retirement community honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a walk for freedom on Monday. The morning walk marked the inaugural “MLK Walk for Freedom.” Participants wore face masks, made signs and walked to pay their respects to King. According to the community, the group walked in partnership with The United Way and The San Antonio Virtual Walk. Sarah Manski, director of marketing for Blue Skies of Texas, said attendees wanted to honor King, even if the celebration did not look like it once did. ”But we still have that spirit,” Manski said.

SAN ANTONIO – Renee Watson is the chair of The City of San Antonio’s MLK Commission. Catch up on all of the latest KSAT Q&As here or watch them live at 6:30 p.m. and on the Nightbeat.

SAN ANTONIO – When San Antonio’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march was canceled as local COVID-19 numbers continued to climb, one judge posed a question to his judicial colleagues. ”How can we put a message out to the community letting them know that we’re still with them on this day?” Quesada asked. The video, Quesada said, was “a sort of substitute” for the March. ”Imagine trying to get them all to do a video in a certain time so that we can have it all ready for MLK Day,” Quesada said. Watch the video in full in the player below:Related: San Antonio community leaders reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy

We celebrate Martin Luther King Day around the activist’s January birthday, which is Jan. 15.

SAN ANTONIO – The Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in San Antonio will look a lot different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Alamo City is known for having the largest MLK Day march in the nation, which roughly attracts 300,000 participants every year. But in the midst of the pandemic, the MLK Commission has had to pivot and adjust. Renee Watson, chair of the MLK Commission, joined Leading SA on Sunday to discuss what we can expect for this year’s celebration. Watson and the MLK Commission are asking community members not to march together due to the uptick in area coronavirus cases.

ICYMI: #Spurs coach Gregg Popovich discusses legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Says MLK stood for "justice" above everything. The assault on voting rights marchers known as “Bloody Sunday” was instrumental in getting the act passed in 1965. In retrospect, it makes sense that Popovich would strike a somber tone last year when discussing Dr. King and the racial divide in the US. Dr. King did not ignore it, and it’s a big fear now that we have a group in power that is very willing to ignore it. Popovich was a cadet at the Air Force Academy when Dr. King was assassinated in 1968.

click image Instagram / marksoutingThe MLK Day march may be virtual for 2021 , but several local businesses are offering a socially distanced in-person celebration on the city’s East side, mySA reports If you’ve ever participated in SA’s MLK Day march, chances are you’ve heard of Mark’s Outing. The East Side burger joint, which has become the unofficial post-march lunch spot over the years, will host a socially distanced block party Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.The event will feature food trucks and entertainment starting at 1 p.m., the news site reports. Confirmed food trucks include Datz It and Datz All, Jive Turkey, Wingit SA and Snack Addiks. Mark’s Outing will operate at 50% capacity. "The Dream Continues: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” will air from 10 a.m. to noon.

Harlandale ISD changes course on MLK holiday, adds extra school day insteadIf you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.

SAN ANTONIO – Harlandale ISD announced Wednesday that Martin Luther King Jr. Day would remain a holiday on district calendars this school year and that an extra day has been added to the school year instead. According to an announcement by the district, the initial decision to exchange the Martin Luther King holiday with the Election Day holiday was decided by a survey sent to all employees last month. Because of COVID-19 concerns, the district wanted to keep students and staff away from campuses that were being utilized as voting locations. “We believe that the King’s Day celebration is an important day in our collective history,” Hudspeth said in a statement. King’s work was to ensure equality and equal justice for all people; this should be our work as well.

Obama marks MLK Day by honoring King for his 'poetic brilliance' and 'moral clarity'Former President Barack Obama marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a tweet on Monday honoring the slain civil rights leader for his poetic brilliance and moral clarity.Every so often, I re-read Dr. Kings Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Obama wrote. While some of the injustices may have changed, his poetic brilliance, moral clarity, and tests of conscience still reverberate today.Take a moment to reflect on his righteous call, he added in the message to his 112 million followers. His tweet also featured a link to a copy of the roughly 7,000-word letter King wrote from a jail in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963 that was published online by The Atlantic. He knew, when he spoke, he was expressing a truth as well as he could know it, Obama said. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something.

Obama marks MLK Day by honoring King for his 'poetic brilliance' and 'moral clarity'Former President Barack Obama marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a tweet on Monday honoring the slain civil rights leader for his poetic brilliance and moral clarity.Every so often, I re-read Dr. Kings Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Obama wrote. While some of the injustices may have changed, his poetic brilliance, moral clarity, and tests of conscience still reverberate today.Take a moment to reflect on his righteous call, he added in the message to his 112 million followers. His tweet also featured a link to a copy of the roughly 7,000-word letter King wrote from a jail in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963 that was published online by The Atlantic. He knew, when he spoke, he was expressing a truth as well as he could know it, Obama said. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something.

Ride VIA Fare-Free to the MLK Day March on January 20SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 6, 2020) VIA Metropolitan Transit will again provide complimentary bus service for MLK March participants on Monday, January 20, through its continued partnership with Bexar County Commissioners Court to support the Martin Luther King Jr. March in San Antonio. Service to the 2020 March:Passengers may access free service to the March from 8 to 10 a.m. on Monday, January 20, at two locations:Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St. (Lot 1)St. Philips College, 1801 Martin Luther King Dr. (Lot 22). Lot 22 is at Montana and Mittman streets. The drop-off point for service to the March will be on MLK Drive, west of Upland Drive. For more information about bus service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, call (210) 362-2020 or visit www.VIAinfo.net.

Ride VIA Fare-Free to the MLK Day March on January 20SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 6, 2020) VIA Metropolitan Transit will again provide complimentary bus service for MLK March participants on Monday, January 20, through its continued partnership with Bexar County Commissioners Court to support the Martin Luther King Jr. March in San Antonio. Service to the 2020 March:Passengers may access free service to the March from 8 to 10 a.m. on Monday, January 20, at two locations:Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St. (Lot 1)St. Philips College, 1801 Martin Luther King Dr. (Lot 22). Lot 22 is at Montana and Mittman streets. The drop-off point for service to the March will be on MLK Drive, west of Upland Drive. For more information about bus service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, call (210) 362-2020 or visit www.VIAinfo.net.