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Why we march: Youth, ministers and local leaders participate in virtual MLK Day celebration

A panel of community members shared the reasons why they march each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day during Newtown Florist Club's virtual event on Jan. 18, 2021.

01192021 MLK 1.png — A panel of community members shared the reasons why they march each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day during Newtown Florist Club's virtual event on Jan. 18, 2021.

During Newtown Florist Club’s 35th annual observance program, government officials, local youth, ministers and other leaders in the community honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in an over 3-hour-long video streamed on social media.