Martin Luther King III in Albuquerque Today and Tomorrow for Poverty Initiative

According to a brief item in the Albuquerque Journal, Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of civil rights leader MLK Jr., arrives in Albuquerque today as part of his Realizing the Dream -- Poverty in America Initiative. He'll visit the in the South Valley, tour the South Broadway neighborhood and meet with Mayor Marty Chavez.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 12, he'll tour the Alamosa neighborhood on the SW Mesa, beginning at 9:00 AM at 6013 Sunset Gardens SW, ending the tour with a program at the Alamosa Multipurpose Center gym, located at 6900 Gonzales Road SW (just south of Central off Coors Blvd., 836-8760). Later on Tuesday, King will host a town hall meeting at the South Broadway Cultural Center from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. For more information on the SBCC event: 848-1320.