The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative hosted its 56th annual commemorative event Thursday to celebrate the lives and legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.

This week the city announced $5 million will go towards Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the near northside.

Indianapolis city leaders announced a $5 million campaign for needed infrastructure improvements at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative will hold their annual program Tuesday in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. The event will commemorate the historic speech delivered by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in Indianapolis, April 4, 1968 -- the night Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed.