GRAMBLING, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Campus Minister Connie Breaux leads dozens of students, community leaders, and faculty in a march at Grambling to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breaux says the king opened up doors that allowed her to be the first black female minister in the state.
"This day is so very important to us. Not just for people of color but for everyone, for every generation," Breaux said.
Everyone in the march held a candle and sang on the way to a campus worship service. Some even carried signs in honor of the leader. Student Quinstieia Jackson grew up in the Civil Rights Era and hopes that the younger students will make time to really understand the meaning on a day like this one.
"I do wish that our young people could be more aware of what the struggle was to get where they are today," Jackson said.
Barbados native Mary Walker says king's message even helped people of color internationally.
"If it wasn't for him, I don't think I'll be at this historically black college right now," Walker said.
Walker's able to obtain an American education but one student encourages his community to work harder on our learning skills in honor of king.
"Once we as a people could be fully immersed in educating ourselves not just in the schools but in our history, knowing who we are and where we've come as a people, I think we'll be able to further progress ourselves," Student Jordan Gaither said.
The march wrapped up with a worship service where a crowd of more than hundred got to hear a community choir and several messages from campus and local leaders.
