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The Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission is in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League to promote nonviolence, racial harmony, community empowerment and educational opportunity for all Arkansans.
King’s daughter, Bernice King, responded to a post by Griffin that said, “We need more people ready to build bridges between ...
President Barack Obama moved the Martin Luther King Jr. bust into the Oval Office in 2009. Trump kept it during his first term but now it's gone.
Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr., why we celebrate his impact each year and when MLK Day is in 2025.
Things to do to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. 13th Annual MLK Day Clothing Drive & Community Breakfast. Cienega Elementary School. 2611 S. Orange Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90016.
1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 95 on Jan. 15. “But traces of bigotry still mar America. So, each year on Martin Luther King Day, let us not only recall Dr ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Here's what you should know about the man and the holiday 8 people were shot during an MLK event in Florida in 2023.
The oldest son of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King said his father would be greatly disappointed in the nation if he were still alive.
Samuel L. Jackson, Jeffrey Wright, and David Oyelowo have all portrayed civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., whose Atlanta sit-ins, Montgomery bus boycotts, and peaceful protests ...
Martin Luther King Jr. sits for his for police mugshot after his arrest for directing a boycott of segregated buses, Feb. 24, 1956, in Montgomery, Alabama. The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images 9.
As thousands of events take place to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., here is our guide of celebrations for this year’s MLK Day. Jan. 14, 2018, 7:42 PM EST / Updated Jan. 14, 2018, 7:42 PM EST ...
When was Martin Luther King Jr. born? King, a civil rights icon, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 15, 1929.. Is MLK Day always on a Monday? Yes, the holiday is observed each year on the third ...