If you’ve seen the movie “Selma,” you know that one of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s favorite gospel songs was “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” by Thomas A. Dorsey. The late Mahalia Jackson ...
In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a ...
The 'I Have a Dream' part was suggested by Mahalia Jackson as King neared the end of his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial. As the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday approaches, three mimeographed ...
More than 50 years after he died at age 39 from an assassin’s bullet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. endures as one of ...
At the John Adams Middle School Performing Arts Center Monday morning, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Westside Coalition ...
The life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was celebrated at state Sen. Leroy Comrie’s 10th annual event for the ...
The concert, which kicks off at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, at Mt. Salem United Methodist Church, will feature the choral works of Elevation, Delaware’s only all-professional diverse vocal arts ...
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with an hour of gospel music from artists who performed on the Avenue, as we explore ...
On Friday, January 17, Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts and the city council held the 18th annual Rev. Martin ... during King's "I Have a Dream" speech when gospel singer Mahalia Jackson urged ...