Tag: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 19, 2023

Rev. Barber calls for people to honor King’s legacy by opposing injustice

By Daniel Robinson, contributor

Minister, activist and author Rev. William Barber II urged the crowd at Bridgewater College’s Cole Hall auditorium on Wednesday to pick up where Martin Luther King Jr. left off by protesting injustices.

How to handle organization’s addiction recovery homes stumps city council

By Rachel Petterson, contributor

An organization running group homes for recovering addicts has technically violated Harrisonburg’s zoning ordinances for the last several years, but the city council hasn’t figured out yet how to fix the issue.

Area Black leaders explain how King’s words are as crucial as ever in 2021

By Bridget Manley, Publisher

For Black activists and leaders in the Valley, there’s more work the country must do toward achieving equality in America — that dream of which Martin Luther King, Jr. famously spoke. And that work continues today, as it did yesterday and will tomorrow in the far-too-slow bend toward justice.

School board selects new leaders, takes steps toward SRO decision and harassment policy

By Randi B. Hagi, Assistant Editor

To open 2021, the Harrisonburg School Board selected Kristen Loflin as its new chairwoman and Nick Swayne as vice-chairman, then moved forward Tuesday with efforts to further define roles for school resource officers and to prevent harassment in schools, among other business.