The city’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. March is set for Jan. 19, with DreamWeek, a separate series of events, running through Jan. 31.
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13.City announced Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, singer Coco Jones to be featured guests at San Antonio MLK March on Jan. 19– The city’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. March is set for Jan. 19, with DreamWeek, a separate series of events, running through Jan. 31., the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Hoenigman is the director of Outreach and Support for NAMI Greater San Antonio and is one of the speakers for DreamHour. “ a conversation that needs to happen around many people,” Hoenigman said. “Sometimes we see mental health as a luxury, and we think, OK, I don’t have enough money to be able to go to a counselor. We go to the doctor if we’re feeling palpitations or we go to a doctor if our sugar is high, why not go to the doctor if you’re feeling down?” Hoenigman also spoke about the importance of removing the stigma around mental health conversations in minority communities. “I think having conversations,” Hoenigman said. “To be able to give the words and give the education to my community and being able to it to the community that maybe didn’t have those conversations, and they weren’t available to discuss it, or they were told to wash your face, don’t talk about it.” It’s a stigma Hoenigman wants to get rid of by encouraging people to attend NAMI events or other mental health-centered events, such as those featured during DreamWeek. DreamWeek leads into the MLK March, which the city’s MLK Commission organizes. Doshie Piper leads that commission as the chair this year and brings years of experience working with the commission to the table of ideas for 2026. “I marched in 2014,” Piper said. “I think for me at that time, just the various a community comes together and supports one another, I wanted to be a part of that.” The MLK March began in 1987 in San Antonio and has remained a longstanding tradition. The MLK Commission secured Olympic All-Around Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas as the keynote speaker and Grammy-winning artist Coco Jones as the headline performer. “All of this really is about ensuring our youth’s future,” Piper said. “In addition to making sure we are commemorating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.” Part of the MLK Commission’s work is to raise money for youth scholarships to carry on King’s legacy of giving back. High school seniors can scan a QR code along the two-hour march route to apply for scholarships online. Anyone who wishes to donate can click“While it is a celebration of how far we’ve come, it’s an acknowledgement that we still have so much work to do, and you feel that in the movement as we move along MLK,” Councilmember District 2 Jalen McKee Rodriguez said.Zaria Oates is a news reporter for KSAT 12. She joined in June 2024 from Memphis, where she worked at ABC24. Oates graduated from Clemens High School in Schertz and earned a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma. She's passionate about learning, traveling and storytelling.Emilio Sanchez is a KSAT News Photographer from Denver. Sanchez has always had a passion for photography, cherishing the ability to capture moments that can be remembered forever.Testimony to resume in second week of ex-Uvalde CISD police officer’s child endangerment trialMore construction begins downtown as city, Centro San Antonio work to ease impactVideo shows former Bexar County day care employee accused of injuring childResidents concerned over Guajolote Ranch plans, say it could increase Scenic Loop traffic sixfoldWindy & warm Thursday, turning colder this weekendNewborn safely surrendered in Lubbock as San Antonio faces Safe Haven Baby Box delaysSA prepares to move rainbows from crosswalks to sidewalks in Pride districtWarrant issued for man suspected of beating another man unconscious during Freeman Coliseum concertMaverick County judge orders competency test for man accused in fatal Eagle Pass casino shootingSan Antonio nursery closing after 45 years to convert land into green spaceWoman fears heavily stained mattress dumped in empty North Side lot could be connected to crime
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