- I am ambivalent about Martin Luther King Jr. being frozen in stone not far from where we are sitting tonight. Although a resident of Prince George's County, I have not visited the memorial complex. (Washington Post)
- n MLK Leadership Luncheon: noon, Knoxvilles Marriott hotel ballroom. Features Judge John Westley McClarty, a Court of Appeals judge for East Tennessee who has served as Juvenile Court referee and special judge for Chattanooga City Court. (Knoxville News Sentinel)
- MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the more than four decades since the Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated on the balcony of Memphis Lorraine Motel, about 900 U.S. cities have named local streets for him. (Huffington Post)
- BURLINGTON CITY — The Library Company of Burlington is bereft of its signature Martin Luther King Jr. display because several books about the civil rights leader have gone missing. (msnbc.com)
- Its hard to think of a more appropriate choice to headline a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute concert than Mavis Staples. (San Jose Mercury News)
- The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is Monday, and there are plenty of events and volunteer opportunities planned in Northeast Portland to honor Kings legacy. • The Skanner Foundations 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. (Oregonian)
- Lamar St. 7:30 p.m.: State Rep. Eric Johnson, D-Dallas, will speak at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center's 30th annual awards banquet at the Omni Dallas Hotel, 555 S. Lamar St. Attire is "after 5" or semi-formal. (Dallas Morning News)
- Sacramento is set to celebrate the life and legacy of late civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a number of local events. The national holiday observing Dr. King's life is Monday, January 16. (Sacramento Observer)
- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Pulpit Exchange with Mt. Olivet Baptist Church: Annual event celebrating the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. 7:30 p.m. Temple Brith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave., Brighton. (585) 244-7060 or tbk.org. (Democrat and Chronicle)
- On Monday, Jan. 16, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and greater Oshkosh communities will come together at the 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. (Oshkosh Northwestern)
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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