How to watch annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King in Albany
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta in 1960 (Associated Press file photo)
ALBANY, N.Y. — You can watch New York State’s annual commemoration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on television.
WXXI will broadcast the ceremony starting at 9 p.m. on MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 15. You can see broadcast times in other viewing areas here.
The one-hour tribute to the civil rights icon will take place at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany on Monday, Jan. 8. It will feature people and organizations across the state who are working to advice social justice, freedom, equality, and other things that Dr. King fought for.
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