After the Federal Bureau of Investigation made a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, the agency immediately received backlash online. In a post on X, also known as Twitter, the FBI acknowledged King’s achievements on his annual federal holiday. Close-up of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., shown in this photo, […]
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Republican Rep. Boebert slammed for controversial MLK Day statements
“I think at this point it is a slap in the face,” said Ameshia Cross, a Democratic strategist, tells theGrio. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., faced backlash over controversial statements she made while commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Monday, the conservative lawmaker took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote, “This Martin […]
Frigid temperatures no deterrent for annual MLK Day March
About 90 people marched Monday in memory of Martin Luther King Jr, stepping energetically as they warded off the cold. With a clear sky overhead, it wasn’t the sunshine keeping the 90 or so marchers warm as much as their vigorous stroll over Dr. King’s namesake bridge. Jayden Sloan tucks his nose into his hoodie […]
Same great white shark pings off Florida coast around Christmas, New Year’s and MLK Day
Hello, Penny! The 10-foot, 3-inch great white shark weighing 522 pounds pinged off the coast of Cape Coral on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Penny pinged at 12:51 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15. It’s the latest Sunshine State ping for the shark, which has, ahem, made waves from the East Coast to the West Coast […]
MLK Day speaker uses personal anecdote to remind us of civil-rights’ cycle of good, then bad
PETERSBURG – The day before insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol to block the certification of President Joe Biden’s election, Rep. Jennifer McClellan was flipping through the Bible of her late father when she found something that later “struck home to me” the cycle of civil-rights progression and regression. Dr. James McClellan, a professor at Virginia […]
NE Wisconsin celebrates MLK Day with ceremonies, by giving back
FOX VALLEY, Wis. (WFRV) – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is much more than just a day off of work or school. Northeast Wisconsinites found a variety of ways to celebrate the holiday on Monday. Some chose to honor Dr. King’s memory through acts of service. “It’s just been a staple of what we […]
IU Southeast students give back through MLK Day of Service
Jan. 15—NEW ALBANY — Around 70 Indiana University Southeast students were transported across New Albany on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to give back to the community that has given to them. The school’s annual MLK Day of Service commenced Monday at five different locations across the city. IUS Chancellor Debbie Ford said the day […]
Attendees honor MLK Jr.’s legacy in memorial service
Jan. 15—JEFFERSONVILLE — In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., those within the Clark County community came to St. Luke’s United Church of Christ to consider his legacy and work, and the continuation of it. After a motorcade organized by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Committee traveled to the church from Quartermaster Court, […]
VSU students honor Dr. MLK Jr.’s legacy with 12th annual march
Jan. 15—VALDOSTA — An assassin’s bullet took the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. On Monday, Valdosta State University students held a march to continue the American minister and activist’s legacy. The Mu Omicron chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc, led VSU’s 12th annual march to commemorate King’s contributions to the […]
Here’s What We Learned About This Supposed Trump Post Claiming He Marched with MLK
Claim: A screenshot authentically shows a Truth Social post in which former U.S. President Donald Trump wrote, “Unlike Martin Luther King, Crooked Joe Biden and Deranged Jack Smith are persecuting me just because I put America first. I marched with King and he didn’t mind that I was white. I have a hole [sic] lot […]
Reflecting on recent visit to Civil Rights Museum as MLK holiday approaches
Jan. 15—Maybe it was because I had just read “Those We Thought We Knew,” an unblinkingly honest treatise about the state of U.S. race relations disguised as a Southern gothic whodunnit by acclaimed novelist David Joy, who resides in Jackson County. Maybe it was because I found myself clutching my wife’s arm a bit tighter […]
‘There’s too much at stake.’ Rainbow/PUSH calls for educational equity on MLK Day
A little more than 50 years after Illinois first recognized Martin Luther King’s birthday as a holiday, nearly 1,000 people braved Chicago’s bitter cold Monday to remember the fallen civil rights leader and insist that change is still needed across the nation. Amid a backdrop of the Iowa caucuses where several GOP candidates for president […]