martin luther king jr

On this day in 1929, Michael Luther King Jr. was born. His name was later changed to Martin because his father, Michael Sr. changed his name to Martin after the reformer Martin Luther. The name change took place for both Sr. and Jr. in 1934 when Dr. King was 5 years old.

On Aug. 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C., a young pastor by the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took his place in front of more than 200,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial and delivered one of the most moving and historic speeches this nation has heard.

The Dream. When you hear the words of the famous 'I Have A Dream' speech by the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., you probably can hear the iconic sound and tone of Dr. King's voice in you head. Aside from all of the eloquent words in the speech, what did Dr. King's 'Dream' mean? What does the 'Dream' mean to you?

How would you feel if a Caucasian person dressed as an African-American figure with a painted on black face for a presentation? Sean King, a second grade student at Meridian Ranch Elementary school in Colorado Springs, Co., landed himself and his parents in the principal’s office this week for painting his face black for a class presentation.

On April 4, 1968, a shot heard around the world not only changed our world, but it ended the life of a man who heroically faced ridicule, hate and most importantly, racism, head-on. Forty-four years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, we have no less reason -- but perhaps even more -- to remember who he was, what he did and how he left our world a better place.

The Tyler Race Relations Forum proudly presents the 26th annual Martin Luther King Celebration in Tyler! The 2012 festivities are Monday, January, 16, 2012.

PhD scholar, Baptist minister, civil rights leader, gifted speaker, Nobel Peace Prize winner: by the time Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968 at age 39, he had already left his mark as a civil rights hero, fighting for what was right and empowering the powerless...