This year's theme for MLK Day events in Yakima and Toppenish is, "Replay the Dream."This year's theme aims to hit the replay button on Dr. King's speeches so that we can really hear the greater context. When most people think of Dr. King, they think of his famous speech quote abo...
16, an official day of service and a celebration of the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. Since MLK Day is a federal holiday, first approved in 1983, government offices, services, and some businesses will be closed on Monday. The Stone of Hope statue is seen at the Martin Luther ...
MLK Day falls on Jan. 15 this year, which means you can find deals during the entire weekend. To help you save big, we’ve got everything you need to know about this year’s shopping event, including a list of the biggest and best MLK Day weekend sales. ...
and what it means to them. 3 years ago As food banks experience staffing shortages, volunteers step in for MLK Day Many local food banks are facing staffing shortages, but volunteers stepped up around the Bay Area as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. day of service. 3 years ago ABC ...
MLK Day 2022: What's open and closed on Monday WASHINGTON-The nation will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. which means several entities are closed Monday. In observance of the national holiday, schools, government agencies, businesses and banks are closed, and here's...
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Day should be a day when we look at the entire scope of the racial justice movement, past and present. With that, for white allies, comes the opportunity to evaluate and reframe the work they are doing to support the movement. To critique yourself, it always helps to go back to the ...
“No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.” “It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.” “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little wh...
On Jan. 21, many Jewish day schools across America celebrated Tu B’ Shevat, the New Year for Trees, and the MLK holiday on the same day. Geffen believes that King made life better for millions of people, especially African-Americans. He showed the entire world how to succeed in the fac...
In 1999, in Shelby County, Tennessee,Lloyd Jowerswas tried before a jury of his peers (made up equally of white and black citizens, if it matters) on the charge of conspiring to kill MLK. The jury heard testimony for a full month. On the last day of the trial, the attorney for the...