The family of Julian Bond will honor the wishes of the late civil rights leader with a burial at sea. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Bond’s body will be cremated and his ashes will be scattered in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. The burial will be part of a private ceremony at 2 p.m. […]
The main section of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. reopens to the public on Saturday, one day after the 46th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights leader was gunned down April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, which is now part of the […]
About 100,000 people were expected at the 27th annual MLK March on Monday in San Antonio. The event honors the winner of the1964 Nobel Peace Prize, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose fight for racial equality continues even today. The march began at 10 a.m. Monday at the Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It is a time we set aside to honor and pay tribute to the life and transformational work of one man who believed he could change the world with the help of God. Through courageous words and actions, Dr. King strove for peace, inclusion, and harmony among all […]
