KING, JUNIOR.
GOOD AFTERNOON I AM CHRIS
WRAGGE.
DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING,
JUNIOR WOULD'VE TURNED 91
YEARS OLD LAST WEEK AND MANY
ARE USING THIS HOLIDAY IN HIS
HONOR TO COMMEMORATE HIS
COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND
EQUALITY.
GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS
THE AREA ARE TAKING PART IN
EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE HIS
LEGACY.
WE ARE LIVES IN HARLEM.
Reporter: THIS FOOD BANK IN
BODIES DOCTOR KING'S MISSION.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THEY SERVE
ABOUT 1 MILLION NEW YORKERS
EVERY YEAR.
THAT OVERWHELMING NEED JUST
SHOWS THE WORK DOCTOR KING
STARTED IS FAR FROM OVER.
VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES GATHERED
AT THE FOOD BANK OF NEW YORK
CITY TO PACK 1500 MEALS FOR
RESIDENTS IN HARLEM AND THE
SOUTH BRONX.
AT JUST SEVEN YEARS OLD BRIAN
REYNOLDS UNDERSTANDS THE
IMPORTANCE.
IT IS IMPORTANT EVERYONE HAS
THE HELP THEY NEED.
Reporter: IT WAS ALL DONE IN
HONOR OF A CHECK OF TRAFFIC AND
WEATHER ON THE 2'S FOR'S LEGACY
THAT SHINED A LIGHT ON FIGHTING
FOR UNDERSERVED AND OVERLOOKED
COMMITTEES.
MAGIC.
WE ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
EVEN IF IT IS SMALL TO SERVE.
Reporter: ONE IN FIVE NEW
YORKERS RELIES ON EMERGENCY
FOOD PROGRAMS.
HOT MEALS ARE EVEN MORE OF A
PRECIOUS COMMODITY.
IT IS ONE OF MANY NEEDS THE
FOOD BANK TRIES TO FEEL HERE
AND AT OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS
THE CITY.
MEANWHILE, ELECTED LEADERS AT
THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
HIGHLIGHTED DOCTOR KING'S
ACTIVISM AND HOW IT STILL
RESONATES TODAY.
AS WE HONOR DOCTOR KING
LET'S REMEMBER THE ELEMENTS OF
BRIGHTNESS.
LET'S PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS WORK
FOR GREAT EQUALITY, JUSTICE AND
PEACE THROUGH SERVICE AND OUR
HEARTS FULL OF GRACE.
Reporter: DOCTOR KING
INSPIRED SO MUCH CHANGE AND A
SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO
OTHERS.
IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BIG,
THE SMALL THINGS ARE GREAT AS
WELL.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT HE WAS
ABOUT.
Reporter: THERE IS SO MUCH
MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE.
ON THIS DAY AND BEYOND.
-- HELP 3000 FAMILIES WITH
