'Love and action': Hundreds in Everett march to honor MLK

EVERETT — Hundreds of people took to the streets of Everett on Monday to honor the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as part of an annual celebration.

Marchers set off from Everett Memorial Stadium as fog began to clear on a chilly morning. Those in attendance sang “We Shall Overcome” and “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around,” songs popularized during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

“We march to remember Dr. King by continuing his work and justice and dignity and love and action,” said Olympia Edwards, the CEO of the Project Girl Mentoring Program, a Lynnwood-based nonprofit. “This right here is love and action. Walking together is love and action.”

The march ended at the Carl Gipson Center, a building that bears the name of the pioneering former Everett City Council member who was the first Black man elected to the position. Gipson served six terms in office. At the center, people filled an auditorium to listen to speakers and performances from a celebratory choir.

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