For decades Lexington area citizens have gathered downtown to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King Junior and his civil rights legacy. Stu Johnson attended this years celebration and filed this report.
Singing inside the Lexington Convention Center set the stage for the annual march through downtown. Temperatures in the teens Monday didn’t dissuade Briana Persley, who said the city is doing well advancing Dr. King’s message. “Lexington is a community that is really rich with resources with lots of supports for the community. Just like any community, are we a hundred percent there, no. But I think we’ve got a pretty good plan laid out ahead of us,” said Persley.
Matt Brotherton has served on the Lexington police department for 21 years. He’s a member of the Partners For Youth Board, which helps kids connect with mentors and needed services. “The goal is to out there in all of the communities and every segment of the community in helping the kids who want to succeed and want to do well in the world,” noted Brotherton.
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton said it’s important to keep Martin Luther King Jr. Day forefront in people’s minds and not just work one day a year for diversity, unity and gathering together to remember King.
