Berkeley police asked motorists to avoid Ashby Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way after a three-car crash that sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries.
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Berkeley celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at community gathering
The annual breakfast is not only a time to award students and organizations for their contributions, but to remind the community that work is still needed in Berkeley to achieve economic and racial justice.
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King’s legacy celebrated at Berkeley breakfast
Over 350 people packed HS Lordships for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration breakfast. Photo: Lance Knobel Over 350 people packed HS Lordships for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration breakfast. Photo: Lance Knobel Since its start three years ago, the annual celebration breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been one of […]
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Berkeley MLK breakfast offers community, celebration
BUSD Superintendent Donald Evans congratulates middle school students for their Next Generation Awards at the 2014 MLK Breakfast. Photo: Mark Coplan The fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast takes place on Monday, Jan. 19, 8-10 a.m., at Hs Lordships, on the Berkeley Marina. The breakfast, which opens Berkeley’s celebrations of MLK Jr. Day, brings together a […]
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Berkeley MLK breakfast builds community, calls for action
Over 350 Berkeleyans gathered for the third annual community breakfast honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Photo: Lance Knobel The third annual community breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr. brought together more than 350 Berkeleyans for rousing addresses, joyous music, calls to action, awards to young students, and plenty of hugs. […]
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Berkeley MLK Breakfast will draw community together
More than 400 people attended last year’s MLK Jr. celebration breakfast and this year promises to be even bigger. Photo: Nancy Rubin More than 400 people attended last year’s MLK Jr. celebration breakfast and this year promises to be even bigger. Photo: Nancy Rubin It’s one of the highlights on the Berkeley calendar: the annual […]
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All Berkeley comes together, celebrates hope on MLK Day
It felt like all of Berkeley was represented at yesterday morning’s Martin Luther King breakfast celebration down by the bay. They came from seminaries and temples, political groups, law enforcement, schools, neighborhood associations and government departments — our assemblywoman, mayor, and chief of police were there, as were many church and community leaders, councilmembers, teachers, students, business […]
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Martin Luther King celebrated with Day of Service
Kids at MLK Middle School arrived at school on Jan. 16 to be greeted by a fun version of their school’s namesake. Photo: Michael Fitzhugh Kids at MLK Middle School arrived at school on Jan. 16 to be greeted by a fun version of their school’s namesake. Photo: Michael Fitzhugh The center of Berkeley’s celebration […]
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King breakfast brings Berkeley community together
Organizers of the inaugural Martin Luther King Jr celebration at last year’s breakfast. Photo: Berkeley Chamber of Commerce Organizers of the inaugural Martin Luther King Jr celebration at last year’s breakfast. Photo: Berkeley Chamber of Commerce When Reverend Leslie White came to Berkeley at the end of 2009 to lead the St. Paul African Methodist […]
