The MLK Task Force of Southfield will host their 4th annual food giveaway on Friday, January 17 from 2-4 p.m. in collaboration with Forgotten Harvest at the Southfield Parks & Recreation parking lot. Food will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. This event is put on as part of a series of events recognizing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 2025 theme: Social justice through equality, inclusion and diversity.

The city of Southfield and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force will host the 40^th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Peace Walk Celebration on Monday, January 20 beginning at 9 a.m. at Hope United Methodist Church, 26275 Northwestern Highway. This year’s theme will be “Social Justice Through Inclusion Equity and Diversity.”  The peace walk will depart from Hope United Methodist Church at 9:00 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. program at the Southfield Pavilion, located at 26000 Evergreen Road.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force, Inc. is an all-volunteer grassroots civic organization. Its mission and purpose is to celebrate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to accept the challenges to work to make real the promise of America as a land of freedom, equality, opportunity, and brotherhood, and to commit to plan observances to remind us of his philosophy of non-violent actions for creating positive social change. They are a civic and advocacy organization guided by the works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to facilitate social change, the education of our youth and to promote justice.

Southfield was the first city in the state of Michigan to hold a Dr. King peace walk or march. The first Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Walk took place on January 20, 1986, commemorating the first national observance of Dr. King’s birthday. The walk continues to grow in size and scope each year, with year-long educational and community outreach activities.

For general information, call (248) 629-0656 or visit www.mlktaskforcemi.org. For more information about the walk, contact Dorothy Dean, Opening Ceremony Chair at (248) 790-0531. For more information about the program, contact Kyle Van Lopes, First Vice President and Program Chairman at (248) 331-3113.