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Today would have been the 83rd birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee and died on April 4, 1968. He had gone to Memphis to help lead sanitation workers in a protest against low wages and intolerable working [...]

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After more than a month delay, the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was finally held in Washington, D.C. Attendance was down from the original August 28th date, which was the 48th anniversary of King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech. I journeyed to Washington for the memorial and was quite disappointed that [...]

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Designers of Martin Luther King Jr’s Washington D.C. Memorial had a last-minute change of plans in the design that has left 83-year-old noted poet, Maya Angelou, heated. The enormous statue has several of MLK’s quotes inscribed on the walls, however because of space constraints some quotes had to be paraphrased. On February 4, 1968 at [...]

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The threat of Hurricane Irene has forced organizers to cancel this Sunday’s planned dedication of the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial in Washington. The MLK foundation has been waiting 28 years for the official unveiling of the historic landmark. But organizers say they just can’t take a chance of putting the more than 250,000 people [...]

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When people think of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King’s name comes to mind.  His teachings of non-violent methods permeated throughout the nation during the early 60s.   His views sparked other activists to send non-violent messages despite their being victimized against. King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in [...]

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