MLK Walk & Celebration Kicks Off Black History Month!

MLK Walk & Celebration, Saturday February 3, 2024

8:15 a.m. Wreath laying participants check in at the LBJ/MLK Crossroads Memorial

9:00 a.m. Crossroads Rededication Ceremony hosted by the City of San Marcos Arts Commission

9:30 a.m. DHA MLK Wreath-laying Ceremony

10:00 a.m. Freedom Walk begins through the Historic Dunbar neighborhood to the Hays County Courthouse

Brief program and Celebration at the courthouse will follow the walk

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DHA Hosts a Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration!

This year, the Dunbar Heritage Association will host a pre-Kwanzaa celebration. Kwanzaa is a non-religious, cultural holiday that focuses on family, community, and culture. Kwanzaa is modeled after the first harvest celebrations in Africa, and the meaning of the name Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza” which means the “first fruits” of the harvest. The annual celebration takes place from December 26 thru January 1. 

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