Day. The cold is not stopping people from coming out to celebrate the life and legacy of Doctor Martin Luther King Junior, there are a number of MLK events happening right now, and we’ve got live Eyewitness Team coverage from across the triangle. Tamara Scott covering MLK day events in Durham, and
There is Jamiese Price in Raleigh. Jamiese we start with you. Hi Joel. The MLK Memorial March is just wrapping up here and again, that cold weather did not stop folks from showing up. It was a nice showing here. You had civic groups, fraternities, sororities, families all coming out here to honor Doctor King
Celebrating his life, his contributions and his impacts on our community. I met several people who have made this an annual event with their family, and for some, this was the first MLK parade. This parade started at the state Capitol going down Fayetteville Street. People holding signs and chanting. They leave motivated this afternoon
And challenging each other to continue the work of Doctor King to create a beloved community. We had to be given rights, and I take that very serious because, you know, I had to be given something that other people were born into. So I take that more serious now, and I stand on
That. So I challenge all young brothers out here to once again be strong black men that you were born to be kings started off walking these marches back in the 60s, and you know, he came out here when times were a lot different. So it’s amazing for us to have the opportunities
That we have today. So for me, it doesn’t matter how cold it is. I always come out every year to support. So this evening concludes a day full of celebrations with a musical tribute at the Martin Marietta Center in Raleigh, Jamiese price ABC 11. Eyewitness News, Jamiese. Thank you. And now to
Durham, where the celebrations continue. Tamara Scott joins us live where people in the Bull City came out for a march as well. Tamara Yeah, good afternoon. Many people who were out marching today agreed that this was not the ideal temperature to be out today, but honoring Doctor King’s legacy
And continuing his teachings for the next generation. They felt was bigger than the weather. Which is why they were out marching today. Here, take a look at this video that we got earlier this morning. You might have seen dozens of people out there walking through downtown Durham today, many civil
Organizations, folks with the Divine Nine sorority and fraternity groups, elected officials and regular citizens all joined in on the march. Today They started at the Mutual Tower downtown Durham, and made a nearly two mile trek. Now, I asked organizer Doctor Warren Herndon what he thinks Doctor King would think if he saw the
Support out here today. Doctor King would feel proud because we have kids and college students, adult whites, blacks and whites and all all ethnicities around this world coming together because that was a part of his dream. And Doctor King intuitively understood that this country can live up to freedom
And liberty and justice. And that’s what he he felt. And that’s what we feel today. Absolutely Now, indeed. And that March concluded here where I’m at the First Presbyterian Church here in downtown Durham, where they’re right now having a service for Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Day. Now, if you’re
Looking for another way to give back today, if you weren’t able to participate in the march, just about an hour we’re going to have the 13th annual Dream Big Book drive at the Golden Bell campus there in Durham. So you’re invited to bring donations, drop off any use or gently used books, children’s
Books for anyone there as well, so that begins at 1:00 and goes until 4:00. If you’d like to do that as well. Back to you guys. Yeah, there are so many events today and it is also a very big
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