Soledad O’Brien, keynote speaker at the Minneapolis breakfast event, noted ‘…the work of bringing change … is never easy.’

CHICAGO ( WGN) — Religious leaders, community activists, and demonstrators honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday, with some taking to the streets on a frigid January day to call for change.

MLK III, who is the chairman of the Drum Major Institute, rebuked the recent escalations by ICE and Homeland Security Investigations officers, who have surged into Minneapolis by the thousands and have also been sent to cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston.

More than 100 people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to support Dr. King's legacy and speak out against federal immigration enforcement.

Community members started at Elizabeth Caruthers Park in Southwest Portland and then people went down to the ICE facility.

On MLK Day, crowds rallied against the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the war in Gaza.

On a cold and windy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hundreds of people marched through Center City to protest the actions of U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Organizers and marchers alike decried an ICE officer killing Renee Good in Minnesota, as well as the deaths of people in ICE custody since 2025.

Mojgan Panah marched in San Antonio for MLK Day, reflecting on Iran’s deadly protests and hoping for a free future for her homeland.

Alveda King, an evangelist and niece of the late Rev Martin Luther King Jr , told The Christian Post that her uncle s legacy was founded on the biblical principle of servant leadership and that he