Celebs & Activists Celebrate MLK Day at Riverside Church

Dr. Martin Luther King's historic 1967 "Beyond Vietnam" speech took place at Riverside Church in New York, where artists, celebrities, activists and  religious leaders alike gathered to celebrate Dr. King's life Sunday night.

Inside a candlelight vigil was held, as hundreds paid respect and remembered Dr.King's message of peace, justice, and equality for all, regardless of race or economic class.

Musical performances were given by Patti Smith, Steve Earle, Stephan Said, and Kozza Olantunji Babumba excited the crowd, while speakers Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Yoko Ono, Russell Simmons, Reverend Stephen H. Phelps, Daisy Kahn and Norman Siegel, who all kept King's memory alive.

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Source: globalgrind.com

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