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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMLK. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FILLED THE SAFE CREDIT UNION CONVENTION CENTER IN SACRAMENTO. ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. A BLESSED DAY TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR, HONORING THE PAST, IMPACTING THE FUTURE. THAT\u2019S WHAT IT\u2019S ABOUT. HONORING KING BY INVITING PEOPLE, HAVING PEOPLE INVITE SOMEONE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER RACE, RELIGION, CULTURE, HAVE A CONVERSATION AND WALK AND LEARN AND GROW. AND THAT\u2019S THE WAY WE HONOR DOCTOR KING. CROWDS OF PEOPLE FILLED DOWNTOWN STREETS, MARCHING IN KING\u2019S HONOR. EVEN DECADES LATER, AFTER HE PASSES AWAY, THE DREAM CONTINUES WITH CONTINUOUS MARCHES LIKE THIS. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE OAKLAND, SACRAMENTO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ANY OTHER STATE IN GENERAL. MAN, THIS JUST TO SHOW AND REPRESENT LIKE THIS IN SUCH A HIGH QUANTITY OF PEOPLE. IT\u2019S A BLESSING FOR SURE. IF THERE ISN\u2019T JUSTICE FOR ONE, THEN THERE\u2019S NO JUSTICE FOR ANYBODY. SO WE\u2019RE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. I DO THIS PARADE EVERY YEAR, AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WITHOUT MY MOM. SO YEAH, I\u2019M WALKING TO KEEP HER MEMORY GOING, GET MY STEPS IN TODAY. IT\u2019S AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US TO CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING AND HIS LEGACY, TO BE UNITED AND TO STAND TOGETHER, TO SHOW OUR CHILDREN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PEACEFUL, LOVING, COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY. THE MARCH ENDED AT THE CENTER WITH A DIVERSITY EXPO. IT\u2019S AMAZING. IT\u2019S FOR US, AND I LOVE TO SEE US AFRICAN AMERICANS AND JUST ALL KINDS OF DIVERSE PEOPLE GET TOGETHER. IT\u2019S AMAZING. AND THAT EXPO DID WRAP AROUND 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON IN SACRAMENTO, LEE ANNE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Thousands gather in Sacramento for March for the Dream honoring Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n
Thousands participated in Sacramento’s annual March for the Dream event Monday, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with a city walk and a diversity expo at the Safe Credit Union Convention Center.<\/p>\n
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\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tThousands of people gathered in Sacramento for the annual March for the Dream on Monday, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with a walk from Sacramento City College to the Safe Credit Union Convention Center.”Absolutely wonderful. A blessed day,” said Patricia Glaze, one of the attendees. In its 44th year in the city, the March for the Dream event is a longstanding tradition in Sacramento.”Honoring the past. Impacting the future. That’s what it’s about,\u201d said Sam Starks, the executive director of MLK365, the organization behind the event. \u201cHave a conversation and walk and learn and grow. And that’s the way we honor Dr. King.”The march filled downtown streets with people walking in King’s honor. “The dream continues,\u201d said Miles Simms, as he walked. \u201cIt’s a blessing for sure \u2013 and the fact that we’re just all here together.”West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero participated in the march. “It’s an important day,\u201d she said. \u201cTo celebrate Martin Luther King and his legacy. To be united and to stand together, to show our children what it means to be a peaceful, loving, compassionate community.\u201dThe march concluded with a diversity expo at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center downtown, which featured vendors, presentations, performances and space to spend together as a community.”It’s amazing. This is for us,\u201d said Tracy Denley, who participated. \u201cI love to see us African Americans, and just all kinds of diverse people get together. It’s amazing.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Thousands of people gathered in Sacramento for the annual March for the Dream on Monday, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with a walk from Sacramento City College to the Safe Credit Union Convention Center.<\/p>\n “Absolutely wonderful. A blessed day,” said Patricia Glaze, one of the attendees. <\/p>\n In its 44th year in the city, the March for the Dream event is a longstanding tradition in Sacramento.<\/p>\n “Honoring the past. Impacting the future. That’s what it’s about,\u201d said Sam Starks, the executive director of MLK365, the organization behind the event. \u201cHave a conversation and walk and learn and grow. And that’s the way we honor Dr. King.”<\/p>\n The march filled downtown streets with people walking in King’s honor. <\/p>\n “The dream continues,\u201d said Miles Simms, as he walked. \u201cIt’s a blessing for sure \u2013 and the fact that we’re just all here together.”<\/p>\n West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero participated in the march. <\/p>\n “It’s an important day,\u201d she said. \u201cTo celebrate Martin Luther King and his legacy. To be united and to stand together, to show our children what it means to be a peaceful, loving, compassionate community.\u201d<\/p>\n The march concluded with a diversity expo at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center downtown, which featured vendors, presentations, performances and space to spend together as a community.<\/p>\n “It’s amazing. This is for us,\u201d said Tracy Denley, who participated. \u201cI love to see us African Americans, and just all kinds of diverse people get together. It’s amazing.”<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MLK. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FILLED THE SAFE CREDIT UNION CONVENTION CENTER IN SACRAMENTO. ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. 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