Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebrated

A group of Boise residents marched to the Statehouse Monday,

Jan. 19 for the annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

As the crowd moved, they shouted out energetic slogans such as,

“Idaho is too great for hate” and carried banners

honoring King. There was a diverse crowd, including the Boise State

Green Party and Pro-Life advocates. 

Boise State student Neb Joyner addressed the crowd on the

Capitol steps, stating Idahoans no longer face cross-racial

problems, but instead face the issue of people turning against one

another inter-racially. Joyner continued by saying, children are

killing other children, families are ignoring one another, and hate

is prospering without the influence of race. The crowd responded

enthusiastically as he encouraged them to make a change.

Arbiter Staff

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