JAN 18 | MLK Holiday DC Peace Walk and Rally
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2025
9:30AM – Peace Rally @ Shepherd Park (intersection of Malcolm X and MLK Ave)
10:30 AM – Peace Walk Step off to Entertainment & Sports Arena
Note: The parade procession will follow the Peace Walk to ESA at the intersection of Sycamore St. & Cypress St.
About the Rally
Black women have historically been, and continue to be, the unpaid, invisible and devalued force in the noble struggle for civil rights. This was true during the height of the civil rights movement when strong women such as Ella Baker and Dorothy Height were placed in secondary roles to the “Big Six”. So what’s next? Where do Black women go from here in the noble struggle? There have been calls for Black women to rest. There are memes showing the 92% sipping tea while the country burns. Those solutions speak to Black women and self care. The time, however, is now for those we support to support us.
Pull up. Lock in. The Noble Struggle Continues!
2022 Peace Walk Photography by: Mark Mahoney