Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Politicians Honor Mlk Day While Working Against The Rights He Fought For

... raided a voter registration center  working to sign up black citizens. Pence, who also opposed a state law banning LGBTQ workplace discrimination , tweeted about MLK Day too. It’s hard not to wonder what  Dr. King , who once said that “we must live together as brothers or perish together as fools,” would have thought about the vice president-elect’s record. America today honors the life & enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. whose voice, vision and courage made us a more perfect union. President-elect Donald Trump and his real estate empire have a long history of discriminating against black tenants. In 1970 s, the Justice Department actually sued Trump and his father, Fred , over allegations that they wouldn’t allow African Americans to live in their apartment buildings. The case was settled out of court. Trump also infamously pledged to ban Muslims from entering the country, accused Mexico of sending “rapists” to the U. S. and has nominated for attorney general Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a man who was once deemed too racist for a judgeship position. (Coretta Scott King, Dr. King’s wife, even wrote a scathing letter  opposing Sessions’ 1986 ...

Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Takes On Trump As U.s. Marks Mlk Day

... for being the great man that he was. — Donald J. Trump (@real Donald Trump) January 16, 2017. Lewis, meanwhile, is set to be the keynote speaker at a King scholarship breakfast in Miami. The legendary Freedom Rider and top organizer of the 1963 March on Washington seems intent on making Trump his new fight. Lewis said in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday, that he doesn't believe Trump is a "legitimate president" and that he wouldn't be attending the presidential inauguration for the first time in his 30-year political career, citing the intelligence community's explosive findings over Russian hacking of the presidential election. "I believe in forgiveness. I believe in trying to work with people, but it's going to be very difficult," Lewis said in the interview, which ...

Thousands Of Anaheim Students Spend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Serving Their Community

... in a drawing to be hung in the school's ASB classroom for a fiesta-themed lunch and dance for students with special needs. (Photo by Brian Whitehead, Orange County Register/SCNG). 1 of 17. Anaheim high school students Yamileth Rangel, left, Cheyenne Katekintha, center, and David Rivera learn about baby CPR during a 15 minute class at the school's Servathon day in Anaheim. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG). 1 of 17. Members of Katella High's National Honors Society and Key clubs re-purposed old shirts into dog toys for the Orange County Animal Shelter. (Photo by Brian Whitehead, Orange County Register, SCNG). 1 of 17. Anaheim high school students Yamileth Rangel learns how to remove a blockage from a choking baby during a 15-minute CPR class at the school's Servathon day in Anaheim. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG). 1 of 17. Anaheim high school student Frank Garcia assembles a hand during the school's Servathon day in Anaheim. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County ...

How The U.s. Is Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day

... we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day March Commemorates 50th Anniversary Of Detroit Riots

... out June 23, 1967 on 12 th Street in Detroit after a police raid at an alleged illegal bar known as a "blind pig." The riots lasted until June 27 and resulted in 43 deaths, 1,189 injuries and over 7,000 arrests. There was large-scale property damage, looting and arson. The riots are pegged as a turning point in the demographics of Detroit and one of the causes of "white flight," in which a large portion of Detroit's white population moved from the city to its suburbs. The 14 th annual MLK Day march and rally called for "jobs, peace and justice," and included numerous factions of protesters wanting attention for various causes, including police brutality, the Flint water crisis , anti-Syrian refugee sentiments and plans for oil pipelines in Michigan. The march began near Grant Circus Park in Detroit following a number of speeches and a rendition of "This Little Light of Mine" sung by the Deep River Choir. The march was expected to end at St. Peters Episcopal Church in Trumbull in Detroit, said Jake, Mc Graw, a 33-year-old Detroit resident who participated. "It's in ...

What's Open, What's Closed On Martin Luther King Jr. Day

... Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 87 th Birthday Memorial Observance at the Empire State Plaza on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Albany, N. Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times. more. Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI. Buy photo. The Capital District Community Voices of Praise choir performs during the New York State Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 87 th Birthday Memorial Observance at the Empire State Plaza on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Albany, N. Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) less. The Capital District Community Voices of Praise choir performs during the New York State Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 87 th Birthday Memorial Observance at the Empire State Plaza on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in. more. Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI. Martin Luther King Jr. June 16, 1961, in Albany, N. Y. (Times Union archive). What's open, what's closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 1 / 4. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday. The following is a partial list of holiday schedule changes. Banks: All will be closed Monday. Buses: CDTA will operate on a Sunday/holiday schedule on Monday. There will be no NX service. CDTA will run a special service for the Empire State Plaza celebration. __link__. Garbage: In Albany, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Sparks A Day Of Service At Fiu

... T-shirts with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s face and the quote: “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.”. The day was dedicated in honor of the legacy of one of America’s most influential civil rights activists. FIU was just one of a number of organizations that commemorated the holiday by serving the community. Mangrove restoration helps filter the water that flows through South Florida and protects coastal communities, but the Scaevola prevents the mangroves from naturally moving inland as sea levels rise. “If you go in there right now [Scaevola bush] it’s like a maze. There’s branches everywhere,” said Diaz, a marine biology major. “But by taking out these bulks of Scaevola, it also allows us to clean and pick up trash near the bay.”. As part of FIU’s day of service, environmental interns helped coordinate a number of projects that helped refurbish FIU’s Biscayne Bay campus. Erika Somoza, a marine biology major, helps maintain some of the campus butterfly gardens. Her main concern was planting enough Coontie plants, which attract the rare Atala ...

Volunteers Build Soup Kitchen In South Bronx For Martin Luther King Jr. Day

... "From Southern Boulevard to Lafayette Avenue and down, you see homeless people walking around, lots of them without a coat," he said, "And it's cold.". These issues helped inspire Acevedo to spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day building a soup kitchen at a church in his community, in hopes that it will lead to improvements in the neighborhood. "We needed it. The community needed it," he said. "We can't give them everything, but what we can give, we give it to them.". The soup kitchen will be located inside of Bright Temple AME Church at 812 Faile St. and is being created by volunteers with the Food Bank for New York City. Although the organization normally does projects in each borough for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this year they are concentrating all of their resources in Hunts Point, according to President and CEO Margarette Purvis. "We decided we could make a greater impact," she said. "We'll focus all of our resources on one project ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day '17

... outmoded written password.  But this software, thus far, has had some very disconcerting side effects, and not everybody is getting recognized equally. The Bias of Facial Recognition. Perfect Security. As we mentioned, facial recognition and other forms of biometrics are being touted as a critical tool for personal security and pubic safety - but no form of personal protection, whether it's a padlock or a password, is one-hundred percent secure.  At least, not anymore.  This story comes to us from  Roman Mars  and  Sam Greenspan  of  99% Invisible. You can listen to this story again at  __link__. Martin Luther King's Secret Advisor. The names of many of Reverend Martin Luther King Junior’s associates are well known: Harry Belafonte, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young. But one of his most important confidants, a Jewish business man from New York named Stanley Levison, has remained largely hidden from public view. From what we know about him, Levison probably would have wanted it that way. You can listen to this story again at  __link__. Jason ...

Jail Inmate Activist Disrupts Martin Luther King Jr. Day Event

... a Martin Luther King Jr. event at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Downtown Pittsburgh. "People are dying!" Teonna Ross, 27, a Morningside resident and activist in the inmate advocacy group Allegheny County Jail Health Justice Project, shouted at Fitzgerald while he was speaking on a stage while flanked by Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto. "We are dying of not getting proper medication, we're dying of seizures. in Allegheny County Jail," Ross called out, disrupting for a few minutes the celebration attended by dozens of community members and dignitaries. Protester slamming Allegheny County jail system interrupts @ACE_Fitzgerald during #MLKDAY #August Wilson center event in Downtown #Pittsburgh __link__/d AN 1 WI 3 TTe. — Natasha Lindstrom (@News Natasha) January 16, 2017. The event included spoken and sung performances and brief presentations by public officials and community leaders centered on finding ways to cultivate a more "welcoming" Pittsburgh — ensuring that low-income, immigrant and minority residents ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Provides A Time To Reflect

... “It had a profound impact on me as a young person. I decided I would do whatever God called me to do so cities don’t burn to the ground again,” she said. “I saw what happens when we don’t do the work. I know what the alternative is.”. To that end, she said she had “a lot of fear” of the divisive rhetoric President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters used during the presidential campaign. “Words have great power … so I have a lot of concern. At the same time, we can’t move forward in America if those who voted for him and those who didn’t vote for him don’t work together,” she said. “Members of my family voted for him, so I have a lot of hope America can reach across the aisle and across our differences to work together, which is what Dr. King would be doing.”. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”. The day honoring Rev. King’s legacy is a perfect time to not only take stock of how we treat each other personally as individuals, but also systemically as a nation and to ...