MLK Jr. Social Justice Legacy and Youth Development | Comcast Newsmakers

MLK Jr. Social Justice Legacy and Youth Development

with Ronn Johnson on Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services

Posted Feb 11, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services President, Ronn Johnson, discuss the impact of the annual MLK Jr. Celebration and how the organization fosters youth leadership, including Springfield youth advocating the state legislature to raise the legal age for tobacco.

Hosted by: Eric Clemons Produced by: Western New England Newsmakers Team

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