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Detroit Martin Luther King Day Rally to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Anti-War Movement and Urban Rebellion. January 16, 2017

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14th Annual Detroit Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Rally and March on January 16, 2017

By Abayomi Azikiwe

This year’s 14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally & March comes at a time of rising hatred, bigotry and military conflict both inside the United States and around the world.

On Monday January 16, 2017, the Detroit MLK Day Rally & March will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic Riverside Church address in New York City entitled “Beyond Vietnam: Breaking the Silence”, where Dr. King came out firmly against military intervention in southeast Asia.

The speech was delivered on April 4, 1967, just one year prior to the Civil Rights and peace activist’s assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King had been under pressure by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) which had taken a firm position against the war in early January 1966. During 1967, Dr. King participated in large antiwar demonstrations in Chicago, New York City and other cities…

For more information on this event please contact us as soon as possible.

In Solidarity,

Abayomi Azikiwe,

Detroit MLK Day Media Coordinator

Thursday December 22, 2016

For Immediate Release

Media Advisory

Date of Event: Monday January 16, 2017

Gathering: Rally begins at Noon at Central United Methodist Church 33 E. Adams at Woodward

March: The demonstration leaves the church at 1:30pm

Community Meal: Located at St. John’s Episcopal Church Woodward at I-75 at 2:30pm

Cultural Program: Also at St. John’s Episcopal Church from 3:30-5:30pm

Contact: Detroit MLK Committee

5920 Second Ave.

Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 405-2185

URL:        www.mlkdetroit.org

E-mail:   panafnewswire@yahoo.com

Detroit Martin Luther King Day demonstration through Downtown Detroit on January 15, 2007. The march draws upon the legacy of Dr. King’s peace and social justice work. (Photo: Robert Akrawi)., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.