Tag: Dr. Martin Luther King
Rev. Jesse Jackson to Step Down as Head of Rainbow PUSH
BY GARY FIELDS, CLAIRE SAVAGE AND TERESA CRAWFORD
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition...
The Day When ‘Birmingham (AL) Reached an Accord with its Conscience...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
This story is part of a series of articles, “Bending Toward Justice,” focusing on the 60th anniversary of events that...
Killer Mike’s MLK Day message to Birmingham: Always be organizing
By Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com
Michael “Killer Mike” Render has become a powerful nationwide voice in the Black community on issues of race, police brutality, economics...
Alpha Phi Alpha members speak on the legacy of Brother MLK,...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in Birmingham and across the nation on Monday, January 17 was...
Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
We asked Birmingham-area residents, How do you think Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would see today’s America?
KEVIN MAYO: “I think he...
