Chicago honors Martin Luther King Jr. – Chicago Tribune newstrendslive

Marcus Robinson and other volunteers paint a classroom purple, Jan. 16, 2023, at Reavis Elementary Math and Science Specialty School in Bronzeville during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)

Those who participated in a day of service on Monday said they viewed Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed on the third Monday in January to honor his birthday of Jan. 15., not simply as a day off of school or work but as a call for service and reflection on the activism and teachings of King.

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