Tell us what this holiday means to you and how you will celebrate?
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Thanks to Hurricane Sandy the Howell Public Schools and Freehold Regional High School District will be open today rather than being closed in remembrance of the civil right leader. For some, the national holiday honoring the prominent civil rights activist is a time to give back and serve the community, be it through removing graffiti or picking up litter in a local park. For others, it’s an opportunity to educate themselves about King and his life's work. And for others, it’s a time to just kick back and enjoy the prolonged weekend. So, tell us—What does Martin Luther King Jr. Day mean to you? What are you doing to commemorate King’s legacy? The Holiday's History Martin Luther King Jr. Day, now a U.S…
Civil rights icon talks about his experiences with Martin Luther King Jr.
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day students at Howell High School and around the country enjoyed a three day weekend. On their first day back, students at the local school got the chance to see firsthand what made the civil rights leader the icon he was by talking to someone who had fought alongside him on the front lines. Don Olivaria, a Brooklyn native recounted for the students when at 14-years-old he went with his parents on the momentous walk from Selma to Montgomery in March of 1965. As the students at two assemblies watched videos of what happened on that day Olivaria told them what it was actually like. Olivaria said the experience was unlike anything he had grown up with or experienced up to that point. Living in …
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