Hormel honors winners of Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest
Toward the end of Wednesday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest Capstone Event, Hormel Foods Chairman of the Board, President and CEO Jim Snee tasked this year's three winners with important ...
Former SMU students remember MLK Jr.'s inspiring 1966 speech on campus
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech on justice at SMU's packed McFarlin Auditorium in 1966.
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Local activist renewing ongoing debate over the bust at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Buffalo
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy provides an update Friday into the investigation of the Jan. 29 fatal crash between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet.
MLK sign finds a home at Second District
Four years after it was first proposed, a large sign honoring Martin Luther King Jr. finally has a permanent home inside the main entrance to Second District Elementary School. “We chose to put in our ...
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April 1968: Benjamin Mays ’20 delivers final eulogy for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 9, 1968, Mays made good on the promise. Benjamin Mays ’20, then recently retired as president of Morehouse College, delivers the final eulogy for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Morehouse ...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.
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Why Martin Luther King Jr.’s father changed their names
For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...
What Black History Month feels like for Black parents this year
A Black community leader on parenting during the rollback of diversity initiatives in the public and private sectors.
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When Civil Rights Lost it’s Jewish Soul
African-American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968, centre) at the third march from Selma to ...
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Reverend Happy Watkins' grandson working to carry on legacy of advocacy, leadership
He was widely known for his dedication to civil rights, including co-founding Spokane's annual march honoring Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. For decades, Watkins delivered Dr. King’s iconic ...
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MLK in Tulsa: 'We must all live together as brothers or we will die together as fools'
Almost 64 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. came to Tulsa. A crowd of 1,500 showed up — the largest ever at that time for First Baptist Church North Tulsa. They squeezed in to hear King ...
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Dr. Bernice King joins Big Tigger to discuss Black History Month and her father's legacy
Dr. Bernice King, a lawyer, minister, the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. joined Audacy’s ‘The Big Tigger ...