Despite a blizzard approaching San Antonio amid the Martin Luther King March over 250,000 people gathered at MLK Jr. Academy to celebrate the city’s annual community gathering. This year’s theme for the march was “We are the dream, it takes all of us.” Before the march, Constable Kathryn Brown gave a speech.
Brown said in an interview after her speech that, “four years ago, the community of Bexar County carried on Dr. King’s legacy and elected me as the first African American woman constable.” Brown exclaimed that she felt “grateful and excited” to see college students at the march carrying on the purpose of MLK’s dream which is the act of togetherness through the act of service.
Across the masses, banners from colleges, sororities, non-profits and health organizations marched together in unison. UTSA students and alumni showed up supporting MLK’s dreams and mission. UTSA alumnus, student Mathew Peña, stated in an interview that his intended purpose for being present in the march was to carry on MLK’s legacy for “anti-capitalism and breaking the systemic oppression that is rampant today and to be supportive of our community.”
At the end of the march, choirs, singers and speakers presented in Pittman-Sullivan Park. The honorary speaker of the day was Andrea Waters-King, Dr. King’s daughter-in-law. Waters-King delivered a speech that highlighted the Dr. King’s passions and dreams. She speaks upon overcoming and how “you cannot create unity without community.” Recognizing that San Antonio’s march is one of the largest in the nation, Ms.Waters-King related to the public that she “ supports and is passionate about youth activism,” and is “proudly driven by love because it is the most powerful force on this planet.”
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