With Inauguration Day on MLK Day, King’s Family Reflect on His Legacy
Sitting in his Atlanta home office with his wife and fellow civil rights activist Arndrea Waters King, Martin Luther King III ...
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'We all have a dreams': WMU celebrates the life and legacy of MLK
reflecting on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. That includes at Western Michigan University, where the Lewis Walker Institute held their annual MLK ...
Massachusetts cities and towns plan public events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
From breakfasts, to food drives, to service projects, Massachusetts communities this weekend will celebrate Martin Luther ...
Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...
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Students volunteer their time on MLK Day
This past Jan. 20 marked the 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday celebrated as a National Day of Service. MLK Day, as ...
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Unitarian Universalists to focus on acts of service Sunday
On Monday we honored the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., often as a day of service. In 1994, the King Holiday and Service Act was signed into law, as then Congressman John Lewis and ...
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Before Montgomery, the Highlander Folk School trained leaders in nonviolent civil rights protest
Martin Luther King Jr., Pete Seeger, Charis Horton, Rosa Parks and Ralph Abernathy at Highlander Folk School in 1957. The Cumberland ridge of middle Tennessee may seem to be a far cry from the ...
The Rev. Mariann Budde did what she was supposed to do: Preached the Gospel
Readers respond to the Right Rev. Mariann Budde’s message to President Donald Trump at Washington National Cathedral.