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Jan 15 2024
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Lynn Haven holds annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Festival
LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WMBB) – Most people are off work and school Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many chose to spend their day off at Lynn Haven’s annual MLK Festival. The event kicked off at 10 am Monday morning at Sharon Sheffield Park. Visitors enjoyed live entertainment, food, arts and crafts, and over 35 vendors. “Really, what you’re going to see when you come here is Dr
My Panhandle NewsJan 15 2024
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Hundreds march in Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in downtown Norfolk
NORFOLK — The recent push by workers in Hampton Roads cities to form labor unions would be strongly backed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a longtime Virginia Beach public utilities employee maintained Monday. “This is what Dr. King fought for,” Terry Green, 64, said at an MLK Day celebration in downtown Norfolk. Green, 64, noted that King strongly backed a sanitation workers’ strike in
Daily PressJan 15 2024
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City delays start time for Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. march
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — It’s still going to happen, just a little later than originally planned. The City of San Antonio and the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission has decided they will delay the start of the MLK Jr. march by one hour. It will now step off at 11 A.M. The decision to delay the start of the march was made due to concerns about the cold temperatures along with sleet and freezing
KTSAJan 12 2024
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Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend kicks off in New Bern
NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) -As the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend gets underway, many communities in the east are honoring the civil rights pioneer. The love and appreciation for Dr. King was on full display Friday night in New Bern. “We want to go on and help complete the mission Dr. King started,” said Carol Becton, community leader. “There is still more work to be done.” “He said
WITNJan 12 2024
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Harrisonburg: Weekend of events to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. planned at EMU
A gospel choir concert, a one-man show and a pair of movie screenings will headline a three-day slate of events for Eastern Mennonite University’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. The celebration will run Jan. 13-15 and is themed “Remember, Celebrate, Thrive.” For more information about the performers and events, visit emu.edu/mlk. • 11 a.m.-2 p.m. — Northeast Neighborhood tour:
Augusta Free PressFeb 27 2024
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Stolen items have been recovered from Martin Luther King Jr. Monument in Denver
The stolen sculptures from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monument at Denver's City Park have been recovered by the Denver Police Department. Dr. Vern L. Howard, chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission, told CBS Colorado the large bronze sculpture, the church angel, and the unity torch were all recovered were recovered last Friday. Howard says the items have been
CBS News (Online)Feb 10 2024
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Dexter Scott King remembered during memorial as keeper of his father Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream
Dexter Scott King, the late son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was remembered Saturday as the protector of his family’s legacy and the keeper of his father's dream during a memorial service in Atlanta. “You, my love, were born a King, beautifully sculpted with the physical traits and intellect of the most revered and impactful man of our time, your beloved father. In
WRALFeb 10 2024
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Dexter Scott King remembered during memorial as keeper of his father Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream
Dexter Scott King, the late son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was remembered Saturday as the protector of his family’s legacy and the keeper of his father's dream during a memorial service in Atlanta. “You, my love, were born a King, beautifully sculpted with the physical traits and intellect of the most revered and impactful man of our time, your beloved father. In
Click OrlandoDec 08 2023
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Martin Luther King Jr. home arson suspect named, caught on camera
A Florida woman who was captured on video casually dousing Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home in Atlanta, Georgia, with gasoline before allegedly attempting to set it on fire has been identified and charged. Laneisha Shantrice Henderson, 26, has been charged with attempted arson and interfering with government property after she was seen on camera pouring the flammable liquid out of a large
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