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Wikimedia Commons/Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign Martin Luther King Jr. planned ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh highlighted a new street art mural created by students from STEAM at Dr. King Elementary School on Tuesday.
During the Civil Rights Movement, restaurants were vital for protesters and organizers to gather. Here are some of the most ...
The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Blanding Watson, president of NAACP, speaks during the 45th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster on Sunday Feb. 2, 2025.
Penn is celebrating its 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Symposium this year with events ranging from workshops to interfaith ceremonies and speeches.
The words and wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. extend beyond his most famous speech. Here are the best MLK quotes to live by.
In 1988, then Annapolis alderman Carl Snowden put together The Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Maryland. Among its chief purposes, to honor those who kept King’s legacy alive with their own ...
It’s easy to oversimplify the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to ascribe to him narrow goals of voting rights and desegregation. But King was complicated. He was versed in religion, philosophy ...
When Martin Luther King Jr.‘s birthday and holiday roll around each year, one thing I love to see are photos of Dr. King simply living his life with joy. Playing pool. Sharing a laugh. We know ...
Such was the beginning of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative celebration – a partnership between the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and the Black Minister Alliance.
With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s image next to them, San Diego State students Aniah Falls, top, and Lauryn Banks, both 20, wave to parade spectators while riding on the San Diego State ...