Tag: MLK Jr
Now That We Have Celebrated King, Let’s Honor Him with Our Deeds
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper
We have just come off of four days of celebrating the life and...
MLK Jr. Freedom Center Delegation in Sacramento to Advocate for Civics Education
By Black Press USA
Twenty-five high school age students and staff of the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center in Oakland spent the day in...
Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death
By Sharon Austin, University of Florida
On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers.
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Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen
By Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis
In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of...
Bloody Sunday Memorial Honors Late Civil Rights Giants
The commemoration of a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights for African Americans honored four giants of the civil rights movement who...