Martin Luther King Day Brings Rally Against Racism To Times Square

Suzanna Bowling

January 15, 2018

It’s the 89th anniversary of the Civil Rights leader’s birth. The Brooklyn Academy of Music will host speakers, musical performances and art exhibits as part of their 32nd annual celebration.

However others are using this day to speak out. Today at 2:30PM in Times Square (42nd & Broadway) a rally is slated to stand up to President Trump’s racism! According to their facebook page “President Trump’s racism was on display yet again this week with his hateful comments about Haitian and African immigrants. We will not let bigotry divide us, and we will welcome and defend all immigrants! WE ARE AMERICA!”

A poster Rally Against Racism was circulating on social media.

Area politicians, including Councilman Jumaane Williams and Assemb. Rodneyse Bichotte have indicated they’ll attend, as has the Rev. Al Sharpton, who tweeted that he’ll be there too. “See you there!” Williams tweeted Sunday night.

Sharpton is scheduled, along with his National Action Network, to share the stage with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a King Day Public Policy Forum in Manhattan.

Williams attended a noon rally in Washington Square Park for immigrant rights leaders Ravi Ragbir and Jean Montrevil.

Events

January 15, 2018

Suzanna Bowling

Suzanna, co-owns and publishes the newspaper Times Square Chronicles or T2C. At one point a working actress, she has performed in numerous productions in film, TV, cabaret and theatre. She has performed at The New Orleans Jazz festival, The United Nations and Carnegie Hall. Currently she has a screenplay in the works, which she developed with her mentor and friend the late Arthur Herzog. She was the Broadway Informer on the all access cable TV Show “The New Yorkers,” soon to be “The Tourist Channel.” email: suzanna@t2conline.com