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MLK Day March Celebrates #TheRealDearborn
Students at local high schools are tired of the negative images of their city, so they plan to march on Jan. 18 to show diversity, unity.
DEARBORN, MI – Frustrated with negative images of Dearborn often portrayed in the media, students at four area high schools are organizing a march — called #TheRealDearborn Peace March — on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18.
The march celebrates Dearborn’s historic diversity, rich culture and united community, according to a press release. About 40 percent of the residents of Dearborn are Arab-Americans.
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Participating will be students from Dearborn, Edsel Ford, Fordson, and Divine Child High School. They’ve invited community members to join them in the march, which starts at noon on Jan. 18 at Greenfield Road and Michigan Avenue and then proceeds three-fourths of a mile west on Michigan Avenue to the city of Dearborn administration building at 16901 Michigan Ave.
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“When the students first mentioned the idea I supported their efforts and thought it would be an excellent way to showcase the community spirit that thrives in Dearborn,” Maleyko said in a news release.
The group has created Twitter and Instagram accounts promoting the Jan.18 mach.
#TheRealDearborn march. People are invited to post photos and comments on Twitter (@RealDearborn) and Instagram (therealdearborn).
For more information about how you or your organization can take part in #TheRealDearborn march, please contact Edsel Ford High School social worker Violet Souweidane at souweiv@dearbornschools.org.
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