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Martin Luther King Jr. on “The other America”
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoEditor’s note: To commemorate Juneteenth, we share excerpts of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Stanford University in ...
From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoSo Mayor Daley was upset about it, because he said Martin was giving Chicago a bad name. Well, it...
Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. is unveiled in Montgomery
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe Equal Justice Initiative has unveiled a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery, Alabama,...
We were Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle. Now, only two of us remain.
USA Today· 1 day agoEach of us was blessed by our close relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and our close...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 19 hours agoCarolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson for Governor. But Trump didn’t give a boilerplate endorsement speech. Instead, he called Robinson “Martin Luther < ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 2 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Juneteenth in Naples: a great day to "understand and celebrate"
Naples Daily News· 7 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Act in 2021, making Juneteenth the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
Associated Press· 18 minutes agoIt was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the missing piece of my...
Portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to close for weeks due to KC Streetcar construction
KSHB-TV Kansas City· 7 days agoA portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just east of Brookside Boulevard will close for weeks while crews complete construction work for the KC Streetcar extension.
EJI unveils Montgomery's first full-sized Martin Luther King Jr. statue
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative unveiled a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday at the Legacy...