Fresno Honors MLK With Monday March, Community Service

By Jahz Tello, Videographer

Published 3 years ago on

January 15, 2022

Fresno events honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are back with in-person celebrations.

Community leaders gathered at Courthouse Park on Friday for the garlanding ceremony at the giant bust of the civil rights icon. It is the first of several events scheduled for the weekend. The 2021 in-person ceremonies were canceled because of the pandemic.

Watch: Martin Luther King Jr. Garlanding Ceremony

Downtown March Is 10 AM on Monday

The main event, the annual march, takes place at 10 a.m. on Monday, starting at the St. John’s Cathedral (2814 Mariposa Ave.) in downtown Fresno.

Also at 10 a.m. Monday: Three cleanup events in conjunction with the MLK Jr. Holiday National Day of Service. The locations are downtown Fresno (Mariposa Plaza), southeast Fresno (The Fresno Center), and west Fresno (Princeton and Marks avenues). More information is at www.beautifyfresno.org.

A complete list of MLK holiday events can be found here.

Students of Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary at the MLK Fresno March on Jan. 21, 2019 (GV Wire/David Taub)

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Jahz Tello,

Videographer

Jahz joined GV Wire in early 2018 as a Video Production Assistant and is now a Videographer. He came to us with experience in video editing and production, most recently with Fresno State Athletics. Jahz received a Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia from Fresno State in 2014. He has a passion for video, music and film. In his spare time, Jahz likes to cook, catch up on current events, listen to music and exercise. You can contact him at 559-492-4016 or Send an Email .