Martin Luther King Day

From cheaper flights and hotels to discount shopping and dining, travelling to New York after the holidays is a perfect way to see the city for a fraction of the regular price. It may be windy and cold in January, but the culture and excitement of New York City is always hot! Ice Skating in New York City When you think about lacing up your skates and gliding around a New York City skating rink, the iconic image comes to mind of skaters circling the rink at Rockefeller Center. But if you... Read Full Story

The civil rights group co-founded by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. narrowed the list of finalists for its next president Saturday to his youngest daughter and an Arkansas judge. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference's board of directors will consider the Rev. Bernice King and Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Wendell Griffen for the organization's top spot. They will succeed the Rev. Byron Clay, who has served as interim president since February, when Charles Steele resigned after... Read Full Story

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama bowed his head in prayer Wednesday on the site where American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. The 74-year-old monk was in Memphis for the first time to be honored by the National Civil Rights Museum, which encompasses the Lorraine Motel where King was shot. "Indeed, a very moving tour," he told reporters after placing a white shawl over a wreath that marks the spot where King was assassinated. "At the same... Read Full Story

This piece was originally published January 2007 at my Confessions of a Jersey Goddess blog, which I shut down in 2007 when I moved back to Louisiana. I see more people hitting my poem about Martin Luther King, "Remembering a Life" and King.WrigingJunkie.net as we near hii birthday celebration. Consequently, looking at old links, I realized some of them were dead ends. This is an attempt to Read Full Story

hetep, after a careful and critical analysis of afrikan people in the united snakes of amerikkka, i have come to the conclusion that there are at least four types: 1) afrikans the afrikans are the one who know what it means to be afrikan. they are the ones who love being afrikan from head to toe. they love everything about themselves, especially the ones who have the dark skin, wide noses and full lips. they are the ones who are happy to be nappy and have ridden themselves of all the... Read Full Story

President Obama's considerable powers of oratory are getting a boost from some imaginative re-use of a key phrase employed by the Civil Rights Leader, Dr Martin Luther King. The phrase, "Now is the time" featured heavily in the President's recent speech to the joint Houses of Congress. He also used it in his February speech to Congress when he addressed the state of the economy. Dr Martin Luther King used the key phrase in his Lincoln Memorial speech, "I have a dream", in 1963. The... Read Full Story

Allstate honoring four 'Heroes' who best represent the ideals of Dr. King through giving back in their communities. Allstate Insurance Company today announced it is once again encouraging volunteerism on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, to be observed in cities across the country on January 18, 2010. As part of the company's recognition of Dr. King's vision and its own commitment to volunteerism, Allstate is also honoring four African-American volunteers who generously serve their communities... Read Full Story

This book covers the FBI exploits of the crack team investigating the assassination of one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Boys of Birmingham caught James Earl Ray in just two months after Dr. King's brutal shooting at the Lorraine Motel, and this book tells the story for the first time ever of how exactly the killer was located and arrested. Taught, gripping, humorous at times and sad at others, this book also details new stories... Read Full Story

On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a historic and important address that we have since come to know as the “I Have a Dream” speech. During that speech, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. King called for the people and the government to bring racial equality to reality and to end discrimination in the United States of America. To commemorate Dr. King’s important, sensational and inclusive speech, the divisive and hostile... Read Full Story

  The Great Harlem Debate: Was the Obama Election Good for Black People? by Davey D This past Sunday over 1,200 people showed up at Salem Methodist Church in Harlem to listen and weigh in on a discussion that has been raging on in our communities but is oftentimes swept under the rug. The historic election of Barack Obama has been a source of pride for many. Record numbers of Black people came out and voted for him. His largest percentage, a whooping 94 percent of Black folks, punched his... Read Full Story