Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy in a Time of Continued Resistance

Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy in a Time of Continued Resistance

Source: – / Getty April 4, 1968, is forever etched in history as the fateful day a bullet pierced not only the body of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but the soul of a nation already on edge.  The man who had become the face of a nonviolent revolution — a movement rooted in justice, faith, and the unshakeable belief that Black people deserved to live with dignity — was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His death was meant to silence a movement an…

MLK Jr. honored 57 years after his death - Austin Weekly News

North Lawndale clergy and residents participated in a march and rally on the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King.

Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. : Contemporaries deserving our accolades – Jackson Advocate

The fact that these two giants both died on April 4th prompted the writer to take a fresh look at the two, side by side. They were contemporaries, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. living November 29, 1908, to April 4, 1972, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. living January 29, 1929, to April 4, 1968. During the 40 years they shared, one can find significant things they had in common and others showing them to be quite different. For starters, they were both …

57 Years Later, Martin Luther King’s Voice Still Echoes, No Matter What Trump Tries to Silence - The Sacramento Observer

By Stacy M. Brown | The Washington Informer | Word In BlackThis post was originally published on The Washington InformerMartin Luther King Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which he delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech, calling for an end to racism. Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration(WIB) – Fifty-seven years ago, an assassin’s bullet struck the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on…

Tennessee Human Rights Commission to Host Fair Housing Summit April 29 – The Tennessee Tribune

(Nashville, TN – April 4, 2025) Every year the Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC) along with national fair housing organizations, fair housing advocates, and communities across the country celebrate April as Fair Housing Month. Fair Housing month is celebrated in April in honor of the Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, or the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act (FHA) was passed in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Lut…