New York City, USA. 16th January, 2017. BAM president Katy Clark. Dr Martin Luther King's 88th birthday was commemorated at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with speeches from Mayor de Blasio, US senators Schumer & Gillibrand, and more council members. Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News
BAM president Katy Clark. Dr Martin Luther King's 88th birthday was commemorated at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with speeches from Mayor de Blasio, US senators Schumer & Gillibrand, NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Council member Laurie Cumbo, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, BAM President Katy Clark, interim Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez and keynote speaker, Opal Tometi, who was a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Speeches referenced the forthcoming inauguration of Donald Trump and cited the need for Dr King's lessons and methods to apply in modern times even more than at any time in the recent past (Photo by Andy Katz/Pacific Press)
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