21 May 2012 02:35:12
Postcard from Washington: As a nation's memory fades, Eisenhower memorial ...
Postcard from Washington: As a nation's memory fades, Eisenhower memorial ... Canada.com WASHINGTON â To the alabaster immortals of the American capital â Abraham Lincoln in his armchair, Thomas Jefferson on his pedestal, Martin Luther King , Jr. emerging, stern-faced, from a solid slab of stone â the world's most famous and infamous ...
20 May 2012 22:20:20
Black Cuba/White Cuba
Black Cuba White Cuba Politics In Color On a recent trip to Havana conducting research on the American Civil Rights Movement, this writer discovered the Martin Luther King Jr. Center as well as the color line. Eleven million Cubans survive under the world's longest economic embargo. Cuba ...
20 May 2012 11:49:27
Let's Get Connected Day tries to bring unity to community
Salisbury Post Let's Get Connected Day tries to bring unity to community Salisbury Post The Covenant Community Connection is a subgroup of the Human Relations Council. â We offer the Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast and many other projects,â she said. â We provide opportunities to get to know and appreciate each other.â Betty Jo Hardy is ...20 May 2012 00:24:18
Iowa View: Power of King memorial lies in his words
Iowa View: Power of King memorial lies in his words DesMoinesRegister.com One day before the monument honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King was to open last fall, on Sunday, Aug. 28, the 40th anniversary of his â I have a dreamâ speech, I was visiting my brother in Washington, DC, and toured the monument in the rain. I had ...
19 May 2012 15:01:25
Martin County Community Calendar, updated May 19
Martin County Community Calendar, updated May 19 TCPalm Benefits ARC of Martin County. Ticket: 772-283-2525. Hurricane Expo: Treasure Coast Square, 3174 NWUS 1, Jensen Beach, 10 am-9 pm, June 2. 772-692-9401. Stuart Ceramics Painting Studio: Painting Ceramics. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 6-9 pm, June 6 ...
19 May 2012 04:44:47
Student's MLK Tribute Sparks Controversy
New York Daily News Student's MLK Tribute Sparks Controversy First Coast News Sean King dressed up as Martin Luther King , Jr. for a class project. "It was wax museum day for the second-graders and each one dressed up as a historical figure they were assigned," said Sean's mother, Michelle King-Roca. King-Roca said Sean was so ... Students gets in trouble for dressing in blackface as MLK MLK Black Face Causes Stir At School Second-grader pulled out of class for painting face black to dress up as ... -18 May 2012 03:15:54
'I Have a Dream' awards planned in Statesville
'I Have a Dream' awards planned in Statesville Statesville Record & Landmark For the past 17 years, the Martin Luther King Day committee has honored the late civil rights leader with a prayer breakfast and a day of helping local nonprofits with beautification or other projects. Next year, the committee will again be recognizing ...
17 May 2012 22:49:50
Colorado Springs 2nd Grader Dressed As Martin Luther King, Jr. In Black Face ...
The Sun Colorado Springs 2nd Grader Dressed As Martin Luther King , Jr. In Black Face ... Huffington Post KRDO first reported that Sean King dressed up as MLK, Jr. for a school project. The boy's mother told KRDO that it was "wax museum day " for the second grade class and that each child was assigned a historical figure to dress up as. King showed up for ... 2nd Grader Reprimanded For Donning Blackface For Dr. King Project Blacked-up pupil sent home from school 2nd grader dons blackface to play MLK for school project -17 May 2012 18:03:25
District 99 to Consider Using Holidays for Student, Teacher Days if Needed
District 99 to Consider Using Holidays for Student, Teacher Days if Needed Patch.com The district would use holidays like Casimir Pulaski Day and Martin Luther King's Birthday in the "rare exception" they were needed. By Melissa Tussing The District 99 Board of Education will hold a public hearing Monday to hear testimony about using ...
24 Apr 2012 06:15:40
Martin Luther King III Hails CT Election Changes
BBC News Martin Luther King III Hails CT Election Changes Hartford Courant On a day when Martin Luther King III came to Hartford to push for the state's election reforms, a key legislative committee approved a controversial bill to allow voter registration on Election Day . King, the son of the slain civil rights leader, stood ... Martin Luther King III supports state voting bill Miller joins with Martin Luther King , III to strengthen voting rights Expanded voting measures draw supportÏîäðîáíåå: http://news.google.com/news/url