{"id":20824,"date":"2025-01-21T18:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T23:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20824"},"modified":"2025-01-21T18:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T23:41:20","slug":"tallahassees-mlk-day-observance-includes-the-role-of-art-in-the-struggle-for-equality","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/tallahassees-mlk-day-observance-includes-the-role-of-art-in-the-struggle-for-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee&#8217;s MLK Day observance includes the role of art in the struggle for equality"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20824-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/01\/mlkday0121full.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/01\/mlkday0121full.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/01\/mlkday0121full.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Despite chilly weather, Tallahassee&#8217;s Martin Luther King Day activities brought out several hundred people. 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