Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Martin luther king jr

  • 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)

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