41st Annual March for Life Jan. 20

41st Annual March for Life Jan. 20

LITTLE ROCK – The 41st Annual March for Life will be held on Sunday, Jan. 20, in Little Rock at 2 p.m. The observance is a peaceful and prayerful event that attracts thousands of Arkansans from across the state including churches and families to remember the estimated 60 million unborn children who have been killed by legal abortion.

This event, sponsored by Arkansas Right to Life, will remember the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States on Jan. 22, 1973.

Staging begins at 1:30 p.m. At 2 p.m. President Andy Mayberry will lead the marchers along with elected officials, invited dignitaries and others special guests to the steps of the State Capitol for a brief program.

The keynote speakers will be Courtney Beck, who obtained an abortion by judicial bypass of the Arkansas Parental Notification law and Christa Brown, the coordinator of the Abortion Pill Rescue program for Heartbeat International.

“While we welcome the declining abortion rate in our state and across America, we remember those lives lost over the last 45 years and continue in our support of those who have been forever wounded by an abortion decision,” said Rose Mimms, executive director. ***

A-State MLK Day

Celebration Jan. 20-21

JONESBORO – Activities for the 2019 Northeast Arkansas Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration have been announced.

Events begin Sunday, Jan. 20, at 3:30 p.m., with the Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Youth Celebration, which will be held in the Jonesboro High School Auditorium.

On the national holiday Monday, Jan. 21, a march/ parade, with Rev. Ray Scales of Jonesboro as grand marshal, will begin at 11 a.m. on the campus of Arkansas State University, starting at the Military Science Building, 1921 Aggie Road, then moving east to Marion Berry Parkway and north to Johnson Ave.

The annual Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Day community program will begin after the march/parade at noon in Fowler Center’s Riceland Hall.

The speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Logan Hampton, president of Lane College in Jackson, Tenn. Under Hampton’s leadership, which began in June 2014, Lane’s educational opportunities and its enrollment have grown and progressed significantly.

All MLK Day activities are open to the public, and everyone is welcome to participate, as a group or individually.

This year’s program will mark the 17th anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Jonesboro. For additional details, call (870) 897-3076.