MLK Day Report-backs

KFTC members participated in a number of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events across the state earlier this week, often making connections between King's legacy and the campaign to restore voting rights to former felons in Kentucky, a practice that takes voting rights away from 1 in 4 voting age African Americans in Kentucky.  

Members passed out information, had conversations with people, and otherwise celebrated the spirit of King's life in solidarity with ally organizations

In Lexington, Doug Rigsby, Tayna Fogle, and others got Restoration postcard to legislators signed after the Unity Breakfast at Heritage Hall and before the MLK March.  Afterwards, members had a powerful Open Mic Night at Al's Bar in honor of MLK Day.

Members in Perry County, Louisville, and Springfield, and in many other communities had other events honoring King's memory.