Monday marks 60 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led 250,000 people in the March on Washington.
Several events are being held in Chicago to mark this day, including a march to celebrate the opening of a credit union near King's home.every dollar loaned
"The substance was we have come to cash a check," said the Rev. Marshall Hatch, with New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. "All kinds of lending, home loans, business loans, other things, small personal loans, whatever is needed," Leaders Network strategic advisor Michelle Collins said. "My daughter is going to bring her check once it opens because she already has a bank account, college fund, savings," Austin resident Zerlina Smith-Members said.
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