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MLK Day events highlight dialogue on diversity in Iowa
The Gazette covers MLK Day observances in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City with remarks by UI associate professor Michael Hill urging tougher conversations on diversity. More than 450 attend United Way Remembering Martin luncheon. 20 students honored for King’s characteristics. Mount Mercy University volunteers knit fleece scarves for shelters.
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Cedar Rapids
Martin Luther King Jr
University of Iowa
Monroe
Iowa
U.S. Census Bureau
Hill
Cassell
King
Iowa City
Pokam Takougang
Diana Henry
Pentacrest
Mount Mercy University
Chad Wink
Tanner Retzlast
Center Point
Lucas Larson
Marion
Alex Janecheck
Betty Cherry Heritage Hall
Mount Mercy
Western Fraternal Life Association
Moose Lodge
Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Johnson School For the Arts Gospel Choir
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Jessica Welburn
Percy
Lileah Harris
Cedric L. Doolin