OPINION | Carin Schoppmeyer: Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy honored; Northwest Arkansas MLK Council lauds leaders, students

Lindsey Leverett Higgins, Northwest Arkansas MLK Council president; Jessica Bowser, Rodney Momon Youth Award honoree; Kerlee Nicolas; Chris Seaward, Council treasurer; Nikole Hannah-Jones, Recommitment Celebration special guest; Tanya Cook, Council vice president; Esther Silver-Parker; and Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan gather at the Harmony In Hues: A Gathering of the Beloved Community dinner on Jan. 13 at TheatreSquared in Fayetteville..(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Carin Schoppmeyer)
Lindsey Leverett Higgins, Northwest Arkansas MLK Council president; Jessica Bowser, Rodney Momon Youth Award honoree; Kerlee Nicolas; Chris Seaward, Council treasurer; Nikole Hannah-Jones, Recommitment Celebration special guest; Tanya Cook, Council vice president; Esther Silver-Parker; and Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan gather at the Harmony In Hues: A Gathering of the Beloved Community dinner on Jan. 13 at TheatreSquared in Fayetteville..(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Carin Schoppmeyer)

The 28th annual Recommitment Celebration: Harmony In Hues: Embracing The Beloved Community on Jan. 13 featured a fire-side chat with Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and author of “The 1619 Project.”

Upcoming Events