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MLK's Legacy
Library to host MLK program with open mic on Thursday
The South Orange Public Library will present Youth Reflections on the Legacy of MLK on Thursday. Amir Billups, a former SOPL page and Columbia High School Graduate, who started the MLK program as a high school student several years ago, returns as a history teacher in Newark with a presentation and an open mic session for those who have songs, poetry or prose inspired by slain civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Specifically what I want to do is take the audience back to the era of the ‘60s and the last few years of MLK’s life and focus on some of this messages beyond the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech,” Billups said. “I want to take a look at some of his commentary on the direction of the country at the time and open it up for …
