Dr. King did not only believe that injustice anywhere was a threat to justice everywhere. As a man of God, he understood the ways of God and believed that our racial differences glorified the Lord’s work and made us complete. Love, not a weapon of disunity, was his remedy to social injustice.…
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Fikes’ deep roots in the Civil Rights Movement date from the 1960s. As a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Fikes sat in at lunch counters, boycotted buses, registered voters, and led walkouts of her own R.B. Hudson High School—all to advocate for desegregation, voting rights, and social justice.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 Presentation From Starting Nine Exhibit At Baseball Hall of Fame CURATOR SPOTLIGHT – 2 p.m. Hall of fame curators give glimpses of artifacts in the museums collection from each of the five American League East Teams, featured from the ‘Starting Nine’ exhibit. This exhibit is a great introduction to the 30 MLB teams. Free, registration required. Presented by Baseball Hall of Fame. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-curator-spotlight-starting-nine-al-east?date=0…
GIFT BAGS HUNG IN HUNTINGTON PARK United Way Volunteers Ignore Cold to Help Others Be Warm By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Frigid temperatures on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day did not stop United Way Volunteer Coordinator Valerie Adams and nine volunteers from getting warm winter clothing and food to people who need them. “I kept thinking I should cancel this morning because of the weather,” said Valerie Adams, volunteer coordinator for United Way. “But we had…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JANUARY 21 Valentines Day Postcard Workshop MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY WORKSHOP – 2 – 4 p.m. Students in 4th-8th grade learn history of Ellen Clapsaddle post cards followed by activities like making Valentine’s Day cards, quilting, other paper crafts. Free. Edmeston Museum, 1 North St., Edmeston. E-mail edmestonmuseum@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Museum/Edmeston-Museum-219562458817938/…
Oneonta MLK Day Activity Is Postponed Until Feb. 3 ONEONTA – Citing Winter Storm Harper, the Oneonta Branch of the NAACP has postponed today’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration until next Sunday, Feb. 3. The service will be held from 2-4 p.m. at Temple Beth El Synagogue, 83 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day service at the First Presbyterian Church in Cooperstown is still scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21.…
