MLK Day speaker calls for renewed character

January 19, 2026

Jill Schramm/MDN Tryve Hammer speaks at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance hosted by Souris Valley Dem-NPL at The Spot on Monday, Jan. 19.

Character matters, Trygve Hammer of Minot told a Souris Valley Dem-NPL gathering Monday, Jan. 19, in a celebration of the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. in Minot.

“His dream was that his descendants would be judged in this nation not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. But today, the color of your skin…