The march will take place on Monday, January 19, 2026, and we are thrilled to continue this important tradition of honoring Dr. King’s legacy together with our community partners.
Staging Location: First Christian Church (Richmond)
Staging Time: TBA
March Start Time: TBA
Each year for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our neighbors at the Richmond-Madison County Chapter of the NAACP host a march in Richmond KY. They consistently march to spotlight issues of homelessness in our county.
We are proud to support this work again in 2026. We are joining and supporting their efforts to lift up tenants' issues. We commit to MLK's vision for an economy that serves us and fellow working families and poor folks. We should not have an economy that serves only the wealthy few at the very top.
The holiday is on the 19th, so join us in Richmond as we line up for the march. Stay tuned for all the details.
Stay tuned for updates from our friends at the local NAACP chapter for all the details! If you have questions about accessibility or if you need a ride, reach out to us!
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On an April morning in 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. He was in Tennessee to support a sanitation workers’ strike. While there he built momentum for the then forthcoming Poor People’s Campaign convergence in DC. The workers he supported were represented by AFSCME Local 1733. They were demanding higher wages and better treatment on the job.
The US House of Representatives would quickly pass the Fair Housing Act of 1968 in the aftermath of King's assassination. This legislation would become law and ban discrimination in housing based on race, sex, national origin, and religion. James Earl Ray was later captured. He plead guilty for the slaying, serving a life sentence in Tennessee’s Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary.
Off the heels of the successful March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and winning the Civil Rights Act of 1964, King, the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was developing an expanded strategy for social change. From the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, he and the SCLC were one part of a broader movement for social transformation and a robust ecosystem of movement organizations.
The vision he was working on in '68 with the Poor Peoples Campaign sought to bring together poor folks of all races for a better future for everyone. That radical vision always included housing and making sure we all have safe roofs over our heads and food in our bellies.
We see our work as rooted in a similar vision and are proud to join with others who believe in a better future!
Be sure to join us on the 19th in Richmond to march!
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