Cambridge MLK Community Walk to Celebrate Black and Brown History
Many Helping Hands 365 , My Brother's Keeper , and YMCA Cambridge sponsored the annual Cambridge MLK Day of Service and Learning January 17-20, 2022. Virtual activities included conversations on racial justice, signing up to lead a team to gather food or diapers for local pantries, making valentines or sewing scarves and blankets at home, or collecting clothing and books. The one in-person outdoor event, attended by hundreds of Cantabridgians on a blustery but sunny January 17, was a Community Walk around the Port neighborhood , hearing from speakers along the way, to learn about the rich Black and Brown history of our city and to “learn what we do individually to help create an equitable community that brings us closer to racial justice and equality.” Beginning with a gathering in Starlight Square, the self-guided walk included g historical buildings and places of worship, public murals, community gathering places, pantries, food centers and more. At ea...