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James A. Forbes Jr

The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr. is interviewed before a sermon at Newtown Congregational Church in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Forbes, who led one of the country’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches, is speaking in Newtown to honor the victims of last month’s school shooting and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Minister tells Newtown: MLK's words 'needed now'

Debbi Morello, Associated Press
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., the first black minister to lead New York's historic Riverside Church, spoke Sunday night at the Newtown Congregational Church in a service honoring King and the school shooting victims...
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