A chain-link fence now surrounds the birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in northeast Atlanta. “We heard it was shut down. And when we got here, we saw the fence. So it was an injustice for us,” visitor Charles Stewart told Channel 2′s Audrey Washington. “We’re disappointed,” he added. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News […]
On the day of what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 95th birthday, hundreds gathered to celebrate the life of one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Florida Inc. hosted its annual MLK Holiday Parade along with its 40th anniversary Hall […]
Nearly 150 people have been arrested in the last three days as part of a public safety operation to crack down on the illegal use of all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes, and motorcycles during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Miami-Dade County Police announced. “We will continue to have Zero Tolerance for anyone breaking traffic […]
Amid growing divisions and conflict around the world, unity and peace was the theme of the 27th annual MLK Day celebration in West Hartford. Similar celebrations of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and messages were held across Connecticut and the nation to commemorate the slain civil rights leader’s 95th birthday. “You have just been enrolled […]
Despite bitterly cold weather, the season’s first snowfall and a new push to do away with diversity efforts in public schools, more than 1,300 people attended Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast. That was no surprise to Paula Anderson, who has been attending the Alpha Phi Alpha Lexington Unity breakfast for decades. “This event […]
Ask Omega Autry how life has changed for Black people in Charlotte in the three decades since she helped co-found the Greater Charlotte YMCA’s MLK Holiday Celebration, and she gives an answer that might surprise you. Then again — depending on your point of view — it might not. “Not much,” replied the Marshville native, […]
SOUTH BEND — In her keynote speech during South Bend’s 38th annual celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Kimberly Esmond Adams reflected on her days as a Notre Dame law student, when she pushed for a course on a topic that has inflamed political discourse 27 years later. Now in her […]
PORTSMOUTH — Quotes and images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lined the inside of South Church Monday, which would have been the civil rights trailblazer’s 95th birthday, to honor of his life and legacy. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was marked at the historic downtown church with congregants and Seacoast citizens listening to readings […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with acts of service, prayer services and parades. But with the November presidential election as a backdrop, some events took on an overtly political turn. In King’s hometown of Atlanta, several speakers at the 56th annual commemorative service for […]
WORCESTER — There was plenty of food for breakfast and plenty of food for thought for people to digest at the 39th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast Monday morning at Assumption University. With an estimated 600 people in attendance for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast, Rev. Debora Jackson — professor […]
City officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony where a life-size Dr. King statue will be erected at Denning Drive and Morse Boulevard. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The ceremony takes place on MLK day at 9:15 a.m. and will present the groundbreaking installation to the park. In a recent press release statement, “Ripple” was […]
By Trevor Hunnicutt COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will warn Americans that their freedom is threatened as she commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day in early-voting South Carolina on Monday, wielding the civil-rights icon’s legacy to convince Black voters to join Democrats to win the 2024 election. Harris headlines an annual […]