MLK Jr. Day celebrations and events held in South Florida

People throughout South Florida turned to acts of service to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

SERVICE TO RECOGNIZE THE CIVILRIGHTS LEADER.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVETAKES YOU AROUND THE AREA TOMARK THE SPECIAL DAY.NOT ONLY IS DOCTOR MARTINLUTHER KING JUNIOR CONSIDEREDONE OF THE MOST INSPIRATIONALCIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS INHISTORY..

DOCTOR KING IS ALSOREMEMBERED AS A POWERFULSPEAKER, A NOBEL PRIZE WINNERAND THE VOICE OF EQUALITY.TODAYÃHIS MESSAGE LIVESON....<<THE VISION AND DREAM DOCTORMARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIORVOICED MORE THAN FIFTY YEARSAGOÃIS REMEMBERED AT THEPALM BEACH CONVENTION CENTER&MAKE EVERYDAY COUNT AND NEVERGIVE UP& SHANALEEN CAMYÃAPALM BEACH COUNTY SIXTH GRADERÃLIGHTING UP THE STAGE&.WITHA DISTINCT UNDERSTANDING&HERFUTURE COMES WITRESPONSIBILITY.

ACCEPT THECHALLENGE& BY DOING SOMETHINGAND TRYING YOU CAN ACHIEVEMORE& ON THIS DAY DOCTORKINGINSPIRATION& RESONATE ONAGAIN& WE CANNOT DRIVE OUTDARKNESS WITH DARKNESS WE MUSTUSE LIGHT TO DRIVE OUTDARKNESS& ITCELEBRATE DIVERSITY ALLRELIGIONS, ALL SKIN COLORS,ALL BELIEFS.

THIS YEAR& THEREWAS ALSO A RENEWED SENSE OFURGENCY& NATS HUNDREDS JOINEDTHE JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALMBEACH COUNTY& USING A DAY OFSERVICE TO BLUR THE LINES OFDIVISION& HOLDING ONTO A DREI HAVE A DREAM SPEECH, I HAVEA DREAM THAT MY CHILDREN WILLKNOW A PLACE WHERE THEREHATRED NO BIGOTRY THEREROOM FOR INTOLERANCE& HEFOUGHT SO EVERYONE COULD HAVETHE SAME OPPORTUNITIES IN LIEVEN WITH A PUSH TO EMPOWERTHE COMMUNITY& A COMMON THEMETODAY IS THAT THE FIGHT FOREQUALITY CONTINUES.

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