Events scheduled to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Events scheduled to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

Today: MLK Community Workshop, 9:30 a.m. to noon, First Presbyterian Church, 201 Wick Ave., Youngstown.

Today: King Day town-hall discussion, 11 a.m., Our Lady of Hungary Church Hall, 545 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Topic: “Academic Emergency: The State of Our City Schools.” Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Host is Pastor Cecil Monroe.

Today: Annual King Day Luncheon, 1 p.m., Donald Lockett VFW Post 6488, 2065 Coitsville-Hubbard Road (state Route 616), Youngstown. The post will present its annual Trailblazer Award to Dr. Wendy Webb, superintendent of Youngstown city schools.

Thursday: King Day Diversity Breakfast at Youngstown State University, 8:30 to 10 a.m., Chestnut Room, Kilcawley Center. Speaker: the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, pastor emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, Cleveland.

Source: YSU, VFW Post 6488, Pastor Cecil Monroe, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Planning Committee