Hundreds gathered in downtown Santa Barbara on Monday for a morning of events celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., concluding with a keynote address from a member of the King family, Leah Weber King.
The celebration, which was hosted by the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara (MLKSB), began with a series of speeches and performances at De la Guerra Plaza. The crowd then marched up State Street to the Arlington Theatre for an additional program, featuring Congressmember Salud Carbajal, California Senate President Monique Limón, and Dr. King’s daughter-in-law, Leah Weber King.
This year’s theme came from a quote by Dr. King: “We need leaders not in love with money, but in love with justice; not in love with publicity, but in love with humanity.”