Tag: MLK Day
Malveaux: The King Holiday Reflects our Resilience
By Julianne Malveaux
Just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the inveterate warrior, Congressman John Conyers Jr....
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: ‘Without Birmingham’, No March on Washington
In January 1965, Playboy Magazine published Alex Haley’s interview with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., shortly after King received the Nobel Peace...
Annual MLK Unity Breakfast And These King Day Events in Birmingham
By Haley Wilson and Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham will observe Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday this week and next with a number of citywide...
2021 MLK Unity Breakfast Virtual, Just as Impactful
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast may have been virtual due to the global COVID-19...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Notable Quotes
By Hannah Hutyra
Keepinspiring.me
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans...
Why MLK chose Birmingham (Ala.) as focus for his campaign
history.howstuffworks.com
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. chose Birmingham, Alabama, as a new place of focus for his campaign. The city was notorious for its...
Protests in Perilous Times Need a Peacemaker Like MLK, say area...
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
These are times that beg for a leader like Civil Rights icon the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., say...
Listing of MLK Day 2021 Events in Birmingham
birminghamal.gov
In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, several annual MLK events will go virtual for 2021. Here’s a look at virtual and in-person...
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...
