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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Associated Press· 6 days agoSimilar to an improvement project at the Lincoln Memorial, visitors and residents of the nation’s capitol view the dream Martin Luther
James M. Lawson Jr., a Top Strategist for Dr. King, Is Dead at 95
New York Times· 3 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., a civil rights strategist for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who...
Juneteenth: What it is and how to celebrate it
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoIt is America’s newest holiday, following up from Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which was declared in 1983, according to CNN. The name ...
Frank Carroll dies at 85; figure skating coach led Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek to stardom
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoLongtime figure skating coach Frank Carroll, who over the course of a 60-year career helped guide...
Civil rights icon Pastor James Lawson dies at 95
Los Angeles Daily News· 3 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, died...
James Lawson, towering civil rights activist and pioneer in nonviolent protest, dies at 95
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAt the National Civil Rights Museum (which incorporates part of the motel where King was killed),...
Man killed, teen girl injured in 2 separate South Seattle overnight shootings
Fox local via AOL· 4 days agoThe first shooting happened on 29th Avenue South near S. College Street around 2 a.m., just a block from Martin Luther King Jr.
Is The Stock Market Closed On Juneteenth? Wall Street Holidays 2024
Investor's Business Daily· 2 hours agoTake a look at this list of stock market holidays in 2024 to find out whether the market will be...
Mary Louise Powell, the matchmaker for MLK and Coretta Scott King, will finally receive a headstone...
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoPowell’s memorial will be unveiled in a ceremony at her resting place, the St. Joseph Cemetery in...
For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoNearby Chase masterpieces include the Phillips House and the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church,...