MLK IN THE NEWS
positive press about our annual MLK Celebration
We appreciate Charleston's media for covering the MLK Celebration!
How Charleston Celebrates Martin Luther King Day | Tribal Tribune, 02.11.20 MLK Day Parade [ replay of live parade coverage ] | NBC WCBD News 2, 01.20.20 MLK Day Parade [ Burke High School band highlight ] | NBC WCBD News 2, 01.20.20 MLK Day Parade | CBS Live 5 News, 01.20.20 2020 MLK Day Celebrations | CBS Live 5 News, 01.20.20 MLK Celebration [ with YWCA.GC Executive Director LaVanda Brown ] | ABC Lowcountry Live, 01.17.20 MLK Day Parade | Post and Courier, 01.17.20 MLK Celebration [ with YWCA.GC Youth Coordinator & Health Educator Patrice Witherspoon ] | Fox 24 News Now, 01.16.20 MLK Celebration [ with YWCA.GC Board Member Radia Heyward ] | NBC WCBD News 2 Midday News, 01.16.20 MLK Celebration Events | Post and Courier, 01.16.20 2020 MLK Celebration Award Honorees & Parade Marshal Announced | LowcountryBizSC, 01.16.20 MLK Celebration [ with YWCA.GC Board Vice Chair Kendra Snipe ] | WJNI Gospel Radio 106.3 FM, 01.15.20 MLK Youth Poetry Slam | Charleston City Paper, 01.15.20 YWCA.GC & The MLK Celebration [ with YWCA.GC Executive Director LaVanda Brown ] | Quintin's Close-Ups, 01.14.20 MLK Celebration [ with YWCA.GC Executive Director LaVanda Brown ] | WCSC-CBS Live 5 News (evening news), 01.14.20 MLK Celebration 10-Day Celebration Underway | Post and Courier, 01.13.20 MLK Celebration [ with YWCA.GC Board Vice Chair Kendra Snipe ] | Carolina Perspectives: 95SX, Magic 107.3, Z93 Jamz, WIWF 96.9, WMGL-FM, WTMA AM, 01.13.20 2020 MLK Celebration Keynote Speakers & Theme Announced | LowcountryBizSC, 01.08.20 48th Annual MLK Celebration [ with YWCA.GC Executive Director LaVanda Brown ] | CBS WCSC Bounce Around Charleston, 01.08.20 2020 MLK Celebration Keynote Speakers & Theme Announced | Charleston Chronicle, 01.07.20 The Power-Boosting Impact of YWCA Greater Charleston | Charleston magazine, December 2019 |
2020 MLK CELEBRATIONOur historic MLK Celebration is renowned as one of the first national tributes of its kind. First held in 1972, it attracts an estimated 30,000 attendees each year. This year, nearly 700 MLK Business & Professional Breakfast tickets were sold to business and community leaders of all levels. This year, nearly 200 marchers, floats, and groups marched in the MLK Parade as an estimated audience of 3,000 cheered them on and NBC WCBD News 2 covered the event live. |
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