Friday, January 18 6:00 PM-Martin Luther King Wreath Laying Ceremony Martin Luther King Memorial Gardens Corner Rock Quarry & Martin Luther King Blvd., Raleigh Monday, January 21 7:00AM-33rd Annual Martin Luther King Triangle Interfaith Prayer Breakfast Sheraton Imperial Hotel, RTP 4700 Emperor Blvd., Durham 11:00AM-33rd Annual Martin Luther King Memorial March Assembly Morgan St. State […]
ATLANTA — The ghosts of Auburn Avenue still haunt the storied Atlanta street where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born and black wealth…
Northerners often depict the South as backwards and racist. During the Civil Rights Movement, the South gave the North plenty of reasons to feel superiors. Snarling dogs, skin bruising water hoses and lynch mobs didn’t help the South’s image. The South’s racism was on full display as African Americans from Virginia to Alabama and beyond […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dream represent a multitude of values and principles to those who remember him. He was a peaceful uniter who stood up for the rights and liberties of African-Americans. And whether you focus on Dr. King’s message of non-violence or his efforts to bring social change, his legacy represents something […]
In 1986 some of the biggest names in Black Music united to help in the effort to get Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s. birthday declared a national holiday. King’s youngest son Dexter Scott King spearheaded the assemblage of what would become The King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew. What’s Going On In Dr. King’s Hometown […]
