Tyler honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

TYLER — The Tyler Together Race Relations Forum returns to an in-person format for its 2022 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day celebration. Guest speaker Kim Lewis, CEO of Goodwill Industries of East Texas, reflected on the event theme, “Everybody Can Be Great Because Everybody Can Serve.” During an interview with KTBB, she said, “It sounds so simple — but so few people take advantage of the things that they can do. What is in your control? What can you do? There are so many different things that we can do right here in our community. We can help serve… the sick and the poor, we can read to children; we can even do …some of those things virtually.”

Lewis mentioned a colleague who recently gave a talk on saving water. “And it was so impactful,” she said, “because if we just reuse and recycle the clothes that we have hanging in our closet, we can save so much water — and then ask others to do the same. That’s being a leader — when you can bring somebody else along to do something good that helps others.” The Tyler Together Race Relations Forum puts on the annual event, which includes a rally on the downtown square, a march down Broadway, and an interfaith service at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. This year, Tyler Together also honored its longtime leader, Jeff Williams, who died last September.