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Delegate Stephanie Smith Delivers Martin Luther King Jr. Address, Urges Lawmakers to "Use the Time" of Session
Summary
At the Jan. 17 session in Annapolis, Delegate Stephanie Smith (Baltimore City) delivered the Martin Luther King Jr. Day address to the Maryland House of Delegates, calling on legislators to pursue economic and racial justice during the 90-day session and quoting King's 1965 remarks to urge action over patience.
Annapolis, Maryland, Jan. 17, 2025 — Delegate Stephanie Smith (Baltimore City) delivered the Martin Luther King Jr. Day address to the Maryland House of Delegates, urging lawmakers to "use the time" of the 90-day legislative session to address economic and racial injustices.
Smith told colleagues she remembers visiting the King Center in Atlanta and retracing civil rights sites with a youth group called Operation Understanding, saying those experiences underscored King’s call to persistent work rather than reliance on time alone.…
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