Heroes in Plain Clothes: MLK’s 1966 visit to Alexandria
At the Rapides Parish Coliseum on November 22, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before educators at the 65th session of the Louisiana Education Association, delivering a speech titled “Remaining ...
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Author Jonathan Eig Details the Life of a Complex, Radical Martin Luther King Jr.
Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...
Remembering Selma and finding inspiration for what we face today in Florida, U.S. | Opinion
Democracy needs defending. This generation has a rendezvous to cross its Edmund Pettus Bridge. Let them take inspiration from ...
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Famous MLK 'I Have a Dream’ speech almost didn’t happen, scholar says
Art Broady’s free presentation, "The Dream … We Almost Never Heard," will be at noon Sunday, March 16, at First ...
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10th annual Giving Day raises over $1.2 million, creates lasting impact to students
Luther College raised more than $1,206,800 during the college’s tenth annual Giving Day on Thursday, March 6. The money raised will support and enhance the Luther experience at the college through the ...
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Slaughter Elementary second graders learn about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Feb. 27, second grade students in Mallory Courtney’s class at Slaughter Elementary School learned about the life and work ...
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The Learning Network
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the pandemic. What are your most lasting memories? How has it shaped your life and the world around you? By Jeremy Engle What do you notice about the ...
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Greening Los Robles school on MLK Day
Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. A new green space began to take shape at Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy in East Palo Alto on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20. Over 170 volunteers gathered ...
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I made James Martin’s easy and delicious 5-ingredient pasta recipe in just 7 minutes
James Martin has a range of tasty recipes on his website, but one that stood out to me was his pasta aioli dish. With only five ingredients needed for this dish, it’s impossible to butcher and ...
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‘Back to the Bridges’: Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge for civil rights on 60th anniversary of ‘Blood Sunday’
Hundreds took to the Brooklyn Bridge on March 9 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the historic yet ...
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Sarah Michelle Gellar Celebrates Husband Freddie Prinze Jr.’s 49th Birthday: ‘So Glad I Get to Grow Old with You'
“The world got very lucky the day you were born ... 20 Adorable Throwback Photos from Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.'s Early Days Gellar and Prinze first crossed paths on the ...
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Comedian Enya Martin: ‘I was named after the singer. Thank God my parents didn’t like Meatloaf’
Enya Martin: ‘I remember what it was like to count ... I could just be minding my own business one day, and an email will come in, and I’ll be like: oh my God, that’s such a great opportunity.