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KEY WEST MARCHES IN MEMORY OF MLK

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Mandy Miles
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Key West’s annual bike ride and march in honor of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. drew a larger than usual crowd on Jan. 19, when the group marched and pedaled from Nelson English Park in Bahama Village, down Duval Street. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

“Dr. King, We need you now,” read one of dozens of signs that were carried in Key West’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. march on Jan. 19.

In a time of national division over politics, immigration, diversity and foreign policy, the Key West community came together — Black and white, old and young, residents and visitors. 

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a group of people riding bikes down a street
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a group of people riding bikes down a street
Mandy Miles
Mandy Miles
Mandy Miles drops stuff, breaks things and falls down more than any adult should. An award-winning writer, reporter and columnist, she's been stringing words together in Key West since 1998. "Local news is crucial," she says. "It informs and connects a community. It prompts conversation. It gets people involved, holds people accountable. The Keys Weekly takes its responsibility seriously. Our owners are raising families in Key West & Marathon. Our writers live in the communities we cover - Key West, Marathon & the Upper Keys. We respect our readers. We question our leaders. We believe in the Florida Keys community. And we like to have a good time." Mandy's married to a saintly — and handy — fishing captain, and can't imagine living anywhere else.

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