Let’s celebrate through our actions and words year round

COEUR d'ALENE — The annual King holiday observance, this year Monday, Jan. 15, is a time that we celebrate, commemorate and honor the life, legacy and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. That is not meant to be restricted to just one day, but rather to be a reminder to share opportunities to learn, grow and unite in the celebration, study and practice of Dr. King's philosophies and principles every day of the year.

“As we witness nations around the world continue to struggle under the weight of violence, hate and poverty, today’s social, political and economic landscape reveals the urgent necessity of Dr. King’s philosophy and methodology of nonviolence,” says the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Created by Mrs. Coretta Scott King in 1968, the King Center is a traditional memorial and programmatic nonprofit offering resources and training in MLK’s Methodology of Nonviolence.