Needham Hosting Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Event Today
Monday is MLK Day, and the town has a program to recognize the civil rights leader.
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Needham Hosting Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Event
Monday is MLK Day, and the town has a program to recognize the civil rights leader.
The Town of Needham is again spending Martin Luther King, Jr. day reflecting on the work of the civil rights activist. The town's event is Monday morning, 10 a.m. on Jan 21, at Needham High School, with refreshments served at 9:15 a.m. Keynote speaker Rev. Debora Jackson is on the program alongside musical performances by several children and youth groups, according to a press release from the Needham Human Rights committee. Running the show as emcee is WCVB-TV news anchor Jim Boyd. The group has also put together a Town of Needham MLK Day Celebration Facebook page, to keep residents apprised of updates and changes. At last year's celebration, Dr. Abdul Asmal, a longtime Needham resident and director of the Islamic Center of Boston, …
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Laurie (Bergen) Swofford
11:09 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
I lived in Needham most of my life, went to Needham High School. I wish I could be there but I live to far away. Dr. King was a great man ! LAURIE (BERGEN) SWOFFORD more ›