25th Anniversary MLK Youth Rally & March Invites Community to “Walk Together”

The Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Rally and March Planning Committee invites the greater community to attend the Monday, January 20, 2020, 25th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Rally and March to be held in Lincoln, Nebraska.

This year’s theme “Walk Together” will serve as the umbrella for the 25th rally components and has content for those four to ninety years of age.

“Our theme is symbolic of the 25th year planning committee “walk” to promote the life and dreams of Rev. Dr. King, Jr. through positive youth actions. We are appreciative of the past but look forward to this year and past, current, and new supporters taking steps together promoting kindness, equity, justice, and civility,” said Azcia’ Fleming, Scholar Chair of the Youth Rally and March Planning Committee and senior at Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Monday, January 20, 2020, agenda is below…

Pillar Restaurant Group Pre-Rally Community Empowerment Engagement
Ballroom, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Union (14th & R Street)
Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. with formal experiences commencing at 9:00 a.m.
Living My “Walk” Empowerment Wax Museum; face painting by Lincoln Southwest High School Athletics Girls Basketball Program; Lincoln High International Drum Group; Hope Hood, featuring Jarell Roach Presentations; and, “I Am Somebody” pledge.

“Call to Action” Program
10:15 a.m. in the Centennial Room (adjacent to the Ballroom), University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student
Union (14th & R Street)
2020 Keynote – “My Steps” – Azcia’ Fleming (Lincoln); “Steps of Welcome” – Mallory Retzlaff (Waverly); “Undefeated” – Belmont Elementary School TRACKS Scholars (Lincoln); Meerkats of Nelson Mandela Elementary (Omaha); “Are You Ready to Walk” – Jaxson Barber (Lincoln); “Separate is Never Equal” – Keely Moore, Kendyll Jackson-Hodges, and Kylin Trout (Lincoln); “25 Years of Steps” – Makhi Fleming (Lincoln); and more.

“Unifying March”
Immediately following the conclusion of the Call to Action Program, approximately 11:30 a.m.
March through downtown Lincoln to the steps of the State Capitol Building.

“Response to our 25th year announcement in August of 2019 was overwhelming, not only in Lincoln and Lancaster county, but beyond. The committee took a long look at how to ensure we could accommodate and provide the best showcase possible for attendees to “walk” together. This is represented by this year’s slight change and “Call to Action” program location being the Centennial Room at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Union,” said Peter Ferguson, Adult Advisor, Youth Rally and March.

The Youth Rally & March is organized by a diverse group of area youth held in conjunction with the national recognition of the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All components are intended to celebrate his legacy and the mission of the planning committee: “…promotion of the life and dreams of the late Rev. Dr. King, Jr. and longtime local civil rights leader Dr. Leola Bullock through positive youth action.”

The Rally and March, entering its 25th year, is a youth-run experience honoring the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and local civil rights leader Dr. Leola Bullock. Involving area youth, the committee is charged with promoting the lives and dreams of King and Bullock through positive youth action while creating an experience that inspires, educates, and entertains.
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For more information:
Peter Ferguson, Adult Advisor
402.730.8709
Pferguson88@yahoo.com
Website: mlkyouthrallymarch.teamapp.com
Twitter: @mlkrally93

Location

Lincoln, Nebraska