Mayor Andre Sayegh and local pastors will lead the event, which highlights Dr. King’s lasting legacy and his historical connection to Paterson. The ceremony will include a prayer for the nation ahead of the presidential inauguration.

Martin Luther King, Jr. with his arms folded in front of him and his gaze cast out over the frozen Tidal Basin. But there stood Glenda McDonald, bundled up in her parka doing as she has done over the years,