Nation ‘It isn’t the same’: Cities host muted MLK Day celebrations after year of loss for many Black Americans January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘It isn’t the same’: Cities host muted MLK Day celebrations after year of loss for many Black Americans Scores of events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit Black Americans especially hard.