It’s official. The City of Biloxi’s MLK celebration, an event that has attracted thousands to the city over the years, is now known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, updating a decades-old ordinance that labeled the day as “Great Americans Day.”
The City Council voted unanimously to make the change during a special City Council meeting Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich called for this morning at 10 a.m. The 45-minute meeting was dominated by comments from citizens who praised the city for its years of support of the annual MLK celebration and for steps to amend a resolution that dated back to 1985.
The actual name of the holiday in the city code, which city leaders want to take effect immediately, mirrors the federal declaration: “Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Added Mayor Gilich: “We’re calling it what we’ve celebrated it as for years: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.”
See photos from this morning’s council meeting
See photos from a Sunday MLK celebration
Read today’s MLK ordinance
Q&A: The facts on how this all happened.
