Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

Under the banner of "creating the beloved community," NAACP members and other residents of Missouri’s third-largest city commemorated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a march in downtown Springfield, followed by a program at the Gillioz Theatre.

“Woke up this morning thinking about freedom,” they sang, as thousands marched through Springfield Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. A…

The Springfield NAACP is hoping to see roughly 500 participants or more at this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. march downtown.The public is invited to…