King Center kicks off Martin Luther King Day 40th anniversary events

The King Center in Atlanta kicked off a slate of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday events on Thursday.

Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach was at the King Center’s Yolanda D. King Theatre where the Center started things off for an 11-day run of events to celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2026 marks the 40th celebration of MLK Day, the first was observed on Jan. 20, 1986…

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