MLK Day features meals on the go from Homeboyz

Theresa Creecy, owner of Homeboyz Fried Chicken and Fish, prepares to-go boxes for free lunches at Homeboyz Fried Chicken & Fish in Columbus, Ind., Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the African American Pastors Alliance partnered with Homeboyz to provide 100 free lunches in to-go boxes. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Organizers of Monday’s celebration in memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. included a lunch giveaway.

The grab-and-go, brought-to-your-car lunch from local restaurant Homeboyz Fried Chicken and Fish was offered from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.