"Mission Possible": Community gathers to honor MLK
EVERETT — About 300 people gathered at Everett Memorial Stadium on Monday morning to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
Monday’s march was the third ever in Everett hosted by the Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee. The committee has held other MLK programming for more than 40 years. The march was part of a two-day event — The Greater Everett Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration. This year’s theme was “Mission Possible: Working Together To Achieve The Dream.”
“That’s how we’re going to achieve the dream that Doctor King spoke of way back in 1963, working together,” said DanVo’nique Bletson-Reed, chair of the event. “We have our differences, and that’s fine, but we have a lot more in common than we really know, and it’s about even bringing those differences, bringing our uniqueness together to build and make something really beautiful.”
The group marched through Everett to the Carl Gipson Center, chanting “No justice, no peace” and “Hands up, don’t shoot.” Some marchers sang, banged drums and conversed with one another. Community leaders, athletes and families were among the crowd.
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