Civil engagement leads YMCA Milwaukee`s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration


Civil engagement leads YMCA Milwaukee`s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration


Hundreds of attendees packed the Potawatomi Hotel and Casino as the fight for equity took center stage, with its message loud and clear.

MILWAUKEE — To celebrate the life and legacy of the famed civil rights leader, the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee hosted its 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration...

...This year’s Youth Development Spoken Word Contest gave students the opportunity to speak up, with the hope that their written words can take on more meaning when their voices share them.

“For in the world of darkness and doubt, we need more light, more love, more truth,” said contest winner Christopher Kaiser.

“Our community and our city of Milwaukee, we can do what’s right. The time is now,” said contest winner James Kelly, Jr.

Elementary school winner James Kelly Jr. says he wants people to treat each other with respect just like he says Dr. King would have wanted.

“People being kind to each other, nice, taking care of each other and our community,” said Kelly, Jr.

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