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‘We have come so far.’ MLK’s life celebrated in Miami on anniversary of his assassination
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA little after 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Joseph Caleb Center buzzed with excitement. Roughly 1,000 people...
MLK changed Detroit — but only after Detroit changed him | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEditor's note: This column was originally published in the Detroit Free Press on Jan. 16, 2022....
Seeing MLK's Legacy at the Gaza Solidarity Protests
Time via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA 1963 photo of Martin Luther King Jr. addressing the thousands of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington Credit - The...
50 years ago, Illinois became the first state to create a holiday for Martin Luther King Jr.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn Sept. 17, 1973, Illinois became the first state to make Martin Luther King Day a legal holiday....
Remember when ... Central Jersey reacts to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
Courier News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCivil rights movement leader, advocate of nonviolence and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King...
MLK Day: ‘It’s so important to really delve into your history so you know where your roots are’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMartin Luther King Jr. slowly appeared as Jessica Patterson, a Chicago area artist, daubed paint on...
This Restaurant Is a City Staple That Served MLK and Barack Obama
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAs a native of the DMV (Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia), it’s easy to overlook the profound...
RFK and history pass through Muncie 56 years ago as MLK dies in Memphis
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMUNCIE, Ind. — More than half a century ago, 56 years to be exact, Muncie and Indianapolis became...
Past experiences made Judge Waite a 'quiet witness and warrior' in the Civil Rights era
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRecently retired Bucks County Judge Clyde Waite is sharing stories of his work in the Civil Rights...
WNC History: Martin Luther King Jr.'s trips to Black Mountain, Montreat
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“I had the privilege of meeting Martin Luther King (in 1964),” Black Mountain resident Inez...