Celebratory Gifford MLK parade, program comes back bigger, better

Celebratory Gifford MLK parade, program comes back bigger, better

GIFFORD — Celebrations stretched across the nation this week to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who many consider a fearless warrior for justice. Gifford held its annual MLK parade and program on Monday with the theme “power of unity,” tracing back to one of King’s influential messages. Dr. King stood before a congregation in May 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama, where he delivered a speech, saying “there is power in unity and there is power i…