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Teens organize peace walk at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
WISH-TV Indianapolis· 2 days agoThe walk will begin at 2 p.m. April 27 at the Landmark for PeaceMemorial in Dr. Martin Luther King...
Memorial services, funeral arrangements announced for Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr.
NJ.com· 2 days agoPayne Jr. will lie in state at the courthouse at 470 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Newark on...
Opinion: Civil rights tour helps remember struggle for equality, right to vote
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe next day we explored Montgomery’s Legacy Museum and the lynching memorial in the morning and...
Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America’s Black Church
theGrio via AOL· 9 minutes agoLess than one in 10 Black Protestant congregations are led by a woman, according to one estimate,...
Hammond mayor closes MLK Park 'indefinitely' following apparent vandalism
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 3 days agoMartin Luther King Jr. Park was previously closed for over a year following a series of shootings in...
Alabama state offices are closed today: Here’s why
Birmingham News· 6 days agoState offices are closed today for one of Alabama’s three Confederate-related holidays. April 22 is observed as Confederate Memorial Day and state...
Oakland fire crews knock down apartment fire; 3 injured, including 1 critically
CBS News· 4 days agoCrews in Oakland knocked down a fire at an apartment building near the intersection of 60th Street...
Government offices close as three Southern states memorialize Confederacy
Courthouse News Service· 2 days agoState offices across Mississippi will be closed on Monday as the Magnolia State observes Confederate...
Glide Memorial Church co-founder Cecil Williams dead at 94
San Jose Mercury News· 6 days agoCecil Williams, the beloved co-founder of Glide Memorial Church and its minister of liberation, died...
37 Memorial Day Quotes to Honor Our National Heroes
Best Life· 4 days agoMemorial Day was first established in 1868 to commemorate the lives of the soldiers killed during the Civil War. Also known as "Decoration Day," the...