(9 Jan 2020) As the nation prepares for the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, King's daughter says the Atlanta center named for him will offer nonviolence training, voter registration and visits from politicians, entertainers and sports figures. Bernice King called this a "dire" election year, amid the impeachment of President Donald Trump and a tumultuous climate in the United States.
She announced the week's theme incorporates "the fierce urgency of now."
"As the official memorial living memorial to the life, legacy and leadership of my father, we have planned a schedule of public programs and events purposed to remind us all that we can not afford to be too late," Bernice King said.
She said voter registration will take place at the series of Atlanta events, as well as a demonstration of the workings of new voting machines, in hopes of encouraging voting and reducing wait times at voting sites.
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