| 单词 | Martin Luther King |
| 例句 | “Whites better be glad Martin Luther King is rallying the people because other forces are waiting to take over if he fails.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But the riots have a common cause, as named by the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “A riot is the language of the unheard.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Martin Luther King Boulevard, the other name for it,” I said. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She also said I should tell them Martin Luther King, Jr., would be ashamed of their behavior. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z More than forty-five years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. warned of this danger. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There were a bunch of people around his table holding up faded covers of Martin Luther King Jr. or the Beatles. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Although not reaching the virtuosic literary heights of incarceration essays penned by writers such as Thoreau or Martin Luther King Jr., the document was an oddly compelling account of the execrable details of his experience. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The press was informed that a march from Selma to Montgomery would begin on Sunday, March 7, and that it would be led by Martin Luther King. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Daniel doesn’t say anything as we walk along Martin Luther King Boulevard toward his parents’ store. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The sincerity of many people’s bigoted racial beliefs is what led Martin Luther King Jr. to declare, “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A wave of compassion and concern could have flooded poor and working-class communities in honor of the late Martin Luther King Jr. All of this could have happened, but it didn’t. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Jo Ann Robinson, E. D. Nixon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others continued to meet with city and bus officials, consistently pressing for black drivers, courteous treatment, and a revised seating plan. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Coach drove through town, and eventually we ended up at Martin Luther King Park. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “They used to have something similar to apartheid years ago, in what they call the southern states, but Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the others changed most of that.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think Martin Luther King is our daddy? That he secretly run around calling himself Danny Turner, out here in South Carolina? You crazy.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At the church where he would speak, Malcolm X was seated on the platform next to Mrs. Martin Luther King, to whom he leaned and whispered that he was “trying to help,” she told Jet. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One person—a Raoul Wallenberg, an Albert Schweitzer, a Martin Luther King Jr.—one person of integrity can make a difference, a difference of life and death. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He would be one of those drum majors for freedom that Martin Luther King talked about. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Not until Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to our church and called the signs and other inequalities to our attention did I really start to notice them and their underlying message. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mother shut the door, revealing a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. that I’d put up four years before, when I’d learned of the civil rights movement. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My mother was on the phone with Aunt Sophie, telling her what time she had to be here so that we could all go over to Martin Luther King Park together. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Martin Luther King, Jr., had been confined to a Birmingham, Alabama, jail cell since Good Friday, April 12, arrested in a fierce effort to integrate that city’s lunch counters and other facilities. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I step inside and glance around at the wrinkled rap posters hanging alongside his framed photographs of Stephen Hawking and Martin Luther King. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I had matured listening to the words of my pastor, of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and of others that year. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, let’s see. I dreamed the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., knelt down and painted my toenails with the spit from his mouth, and every nail was red like he’d been sucking on red hots.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That autumn, on October 14, 1964, I heard that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for advocating a policy of nonviolence. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The book continues to be the focal point of study and debate by scholars and was once described by Martin Luther King Jr. as the “historical bible of the Civil Rights Movement.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Middle-class white students expiating their guilt over the death of Martin Luther King—that was how many viewed the demonstrations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In early July, Martin Luther King Jr., one of Johnson’s biggest allies in the struggle to end racial discrimination, spoke out against the war while addressing civil rights leaders in Virginia. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Segregationist Jimmy George Robinson attacks Martin Luther King as the civil rights leader tries to register at Selma's Hotel Albert, January 18, 1965. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who first opened my eyes to the injustices that came with segregation and the inhumane treatment of black people in Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Thirty-four-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ascended the platform to address the crowd, easing into his prepared remarks. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Consider that you have to create a lesson plan to celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Durham, shut down by students protesting Jim Crow segregation on February 8, 1960. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I watched myself walking with the reporter into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s church on Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, then up the street to the Civil Rights Memorial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I expected to find Dr. Martin Luther King’s photograph hanging on the wall, but I was disappointed. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever colored person in Jackson gets in front a whatever tee-vee set they can find, watches Martin Luther King stand in our nation’s capital and tell us he’s got a dream. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Last year we were asked to write essays about freedom for a contest sponsored by our local Rotary Club for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In America, the history of racism is taught like this: “There was slavery and then there was Jim Crow and then there was Martin Luther King Jr. and now it’s done.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I turn to see Mr. Herd, the librarian, standing on a chair next to a bulletin board for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an open stapler in his hand. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Finally we spoke of Martin Luther King and his teaching of passive but unrelenting resistance. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin Luther King was shot a month ago. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the three hundred came Martin Luther King and all the other notables. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z As if on cue, all 150 of them joined hands and began to slowly retrace the same steps Martin Luther King, Jr., walked down over thirty years ago. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Martin Luther King did not live to witness that transformation. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin Luther King watched the president’s speech in Selma with colleagues and friends. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking at Selma's Brown Chapel on January 2, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calls for massive voting rights demonstrations. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They need only racial indifference, as Martin Luther King Jr. warned more than forty-five years ago. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “We are on the move now,” Martin Luther King promised in the last speech of the day. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, Wednesday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the eulogy for Addie, Denise, and Cynthia at a joint funeral. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The demonstrators had fulfilled Martin Luther King’s 1960 challenge to “fill up the jails.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “You might as well go work for that Martin Luther King.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z To make matters worse, riots erupted in the summer of 1964 in Harlem and Rochester, followed by a series of uprisings that swept the nation following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I watched them in awe, knowing this was the “dream” Martin Luther King had envisioned. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Then we have a looonnnnng assembly and watch Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which you know by heart from listening to it fifty-eleven times at home. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Martin Luther King III were among those who traveled hundreds of miles to participate in what was heralded as “the beginnings of a new civil rights movement.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His tales about Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and the Freedom Riders encouraged us to be more than just tourists on our impending trip to Europe. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z That Sunday evening Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wired President Kennedy from Atlanta, telling him he was going to Birmingham to plead with blacks to remain nonviolent. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Yet another time, I went off to Atlanta and interviewed for Playboy Dr. Martin Luther King. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, April 4, Martin Luther King was killed by an assassin in Memphis, Tennessee. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Lights twinkled off the Anacostia River as we crossed the bridge onto Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, the Nationals baseball stadium in the distance. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In the 1960s, African American leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., made the right to vote, the most fundamental right in any democracy, their highest priority. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Martin Luther King, Jr., was referring to this reality when, asked what motivated Rosa Parks that afternoon in Montgomery, he replied, “She had been tracked down by the Zeitgeist.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She cited the words of Martin Luther King, declaring that his legacy and the nation’s commitment to justice had been “disserved by today’s decision.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I remind all of you of Martin Luther King, who fought for justice for all Americans,” Price said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Abernathy was Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest collaborator and had inherited the mantle of his Poor People’s Campaign, the second phase of the civil rights movement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z There’s an outrage over making Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday into a federal holiday. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was Martin Luther King Day, our last day before classes started again, and I could think of nothing but having killed her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z However, as long as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., remained in the South, and my father in the North, neither was too difficult to monitor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baylor paused to say she didn’t think the hoses were ever used on Dr. Martin Luther King, though. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Like Martin Luther King said, “I’ve been to the top of the mountain with you.” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Among those selected was the new pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, twenty-six-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The attempt to obtain justice for Claudette Colvin marked Dr. King’s political debut. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Segregationists singled out Reverend Martin Luther King,Jr., branding him a “troublemaker,” an “outsider” who had come from Adanta to stir up local blacks. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Someone threw a Molotov cocktail into one of the mom-and-pop stores and Cissy said the firemen were probably going to use those powerful hoses on the people like they used on Dr. Martin Luther King. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It is there that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I couldn't say how many times Martin Luther King Jr. had been arrested. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A woman at the conference introduced him to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s writings on nonviolent protest. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z That mission was supported by McKissick’s neighbor and colleague the Reverend Douglas Moore, now a board member of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, influential Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When I got to Martin Luther King Park, I looked down at the track and there wasn't nobody there except for a man jogging with his dog. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Martin Luther King Jr. had been killed standing on a balcony in Memphis, setting off riots across the country, including in Chicago. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We faced a fork in the road one decade after Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were laid to rest. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A host of Civil Rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had recently met there and, along with other community pastors and leaders, had planned nonviolent protests and marches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In 1969 it became clear to us that he was living in 1968, because he kept shaking his head over the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That is the basic message that Martin Luther King Jr. aimed to deliver through the Poor People’s Movement back in 1968. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “If you don’t let my good friend Sammy go, Red, I’m going to make you say how much you love Martin Luther King,” Ben said, and much of the crowd laughed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z News that Martin Luther King, Jr., would visit Durham on Thursday, April 4, 1968, boosted the spirits of a beleaguered black population in the Bull City. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In 1960, The New York Times printed an advertisement titled “Heed Their Rising Voices” that attempted to raise money to defend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. against perjury charges in Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z From that post, he led the fight against creating a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Helms was appointed chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1995. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z As we all know, nonviolence and passive resistance would eventually spread through the world, inspiring Martin Luther King, Jr., in the fight for civil rights in America. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z In 1968, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., prompted many academic officials to commit themselves publicly to the goal of integrating their institutions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Excepting reluctant admiration of Dr. Martin Luther King, I heard him speak well of only one other, The Reverend Eugene L. Callender of Harlem’s large Presbyterian Church of the Master. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z This was already apparent when, in 1956, Martin Luther King, Jr., offered his opinion that perhaps the lessons learned from the Montgomery bus boycott could help in the fight over school desegregation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z To think that Dr. Martin Luther King recited his famous “I Have a Dream” speech here where he dreamt that someday “little black children and little white children . . . will come together.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It stood at the end of Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, across the street from the historic Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had pastored during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Martin Luther King arrived at Selma’s Brown Chapel on the evening of January 2, 1965, greeted by an exuberant crowd of seven hundred singing, clapping would-be voters. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z And if the early Martin Luther King, Jr., was a bit too radical for their tastes, they viewed the Royal Ice Cream Parlor sit-ins led by Douglas Moore with something akin to horror. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6 in the ornate President’s Room of the Capitol as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and other civil rights leaders looked on. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z President Lyndon B. Johnson gives Dr. Martin Luther King one of the pens used to sign the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Expecting some eager, socially awkward adolescent, Nichols instead found herself face-to-face with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: King was a Trekkie! Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Then she passes me the saved newspaper from August 6, 1966, and tells me, “There’s an article about Dr. Martin Luther King I think you should read. Do you know what he’s fighting for?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It became one of the “movement churches” after Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “Fill Up the Jails” speech there on February 16, 1960. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Three people wrote poems about Martin Luther King, Jr. Half the class just listened to the poems and hoped they wouldn’t be called on to read theirs out loud. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At the weekly meetings, members spent hours cursing out Martin Luther King and other national black leaders, calling them Communist dupes and worse. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And Martin Luther King, Jr. And how in five years I’d have to register for the Vietnam draft. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z From a young age, Michael Platt loved two things: the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and cupcakes. This 13-year-old opened a bakery. For every cupcake he sells, he gives one to the homeless. 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Chicago was so hostile to blacks that Martin Luther King Jr. made little impact there. Four Books Explore Various Aspects of Cities Past and Present 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z There’s certainly room for improvement but, as Martin Luther King wouldn’t have said, the arc of nerdery is bending towards justice. The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Here's the original, as well as some interesting versions of this very intense song written about Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech with the same name. Crystal Bowersox stands alone atop The 'American Idol' mountain 2010-05-26T14:31:00Z “Declaration,” he told me, was named for the Declaration of Independence—particularly Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s version, with its emphasis on equality and its application to everyone. Will Los Angeles Lose a Beloved Piece of Public Art? 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Last month, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the team announced a $4 million investment in preserving 35 historic Black churches that continue to drive change in American society. 8 Places Across the U.S. That Illuminate Black History 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z For Sharpton, who sees himself in the tradition of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Scott King’s chiding invited a reconsideration of that lightning rod approach. ‘Loudmouth’ Review: Portrait of the Firebrand Preacher as a Young Man 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The war drama shattered several box office records and surpassed tracking expectations over the busy four-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. 'American Sniper' expected to hold down No. 1 spot at box office 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Costumes by Ruth E. Carter from “Selma” include a beaded dress for Coretta Scott King and a dark suit for Martin Luther King, Jr. The Best New Yorker Photography of 2018 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z “My mom was a little bit more radical and confrontational and my father was a little bit more Martin Luther King and ‘find common ground’. Kimberlé Crenshaw: the woman who revolutionised feminism – and landed at the heart of the culture wars 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s lunchtime in New York on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Taylor is settled into a roomy booth in a corner of Aretsky’s Patroon, a clubby restaurant on the city’s East Side. Diana Taylor doesn’t have a name for her relationship with Mike Bloomberg. She just wants him to win. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z I was really motivated by the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. A Tate Modern Show Examines Race in the U.S. 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z In the pantheon of black American protest figures only Martin Luther King occupies a more exalted position, but it is Malcolm X whose legend has the greater street credibility and aura of cool. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable ? review 2011-04-10T05:00:01Z Famous people these kids admired included civil rights activists Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, as well as soccer player Pele. Class of KidsPost: Halley Elementary sixth-graders know the three R’s plus one 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z After all, it was Oyelowo who shaved his hairline and stood behind the pulpit, channeling the oratory skills of the singular Martin Luther King Jr. David Oyelowo Fights for Representation in Family Films 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Released on Martin Luther King Day, it seemed the perfect marriage of model and material. Diet Woke: how Pepsi’s ad backfired for Kendall Jenner 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z “It’s like somebody saying, ‘How’d you like to play Martin Luther King, but with humor?’” Joe Morton of ‘Scandal’: From TV Villain to Stage Activist 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The film was also nominated for best song, best dramatic motion picture and best actor, for David Oyelowo’s portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. Critic’s Notebook: Of Golden Globes, hacked e-mails and Hollywood’s cockeyed integrity 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Some civil rights leaders are staging a rival rally Saturday in Washington on what is the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Beck says US has `wandered in darkness' too long 2010-08-28T16:46:00Z During the interview, he allegedly told the hosts that he considers himself ‘the modern Martin Luther King” of short people and continued to complain about women, Complex reports. Man gets tackled at bagel shop following rant about women and being short: 'You're not God or my father or my boss!'' 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The film chronicles Lewis’s Alabama upbringing; his work with Martin Luther King, Jr.; the march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.; and his tireless work as a legislator. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Family Romance, LLC’ and Fireworks 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z I think Martin Luther King talked about it in that speech in Montgomery after the Selma march about turning poor people on other poor people. “We are at emergency levels all over the globe”: Patty Griffin on human trafficking, John Crawford’s death and women in the future of democracy 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z In 1968, Mr. Greaves was selected to co-host “Black Journal,” a news magazine developed by National Educational Television that premiered two months after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. William Greaves, Emmy-winning producer and co-host of ‘Black Journal,’ dies at 87 At one point, he covers a news conference held by Martin Luther King Jr. He also leads New York’s Power Memorial high school basketball team to three straight championship titles. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar timeline 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z For the National Park Service, the Lollapalooza-style festival featuring Drake and the Strokes near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Saturday and Sunday could be a windfall for the agency and for the Mall. A music festival holds part of the Mall for big-dollar attendees. Is that okay? 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z There is also footage from a Leon Bibb television show from 1969 when Dance Theater — formed after the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — was just three months old. Columbia Acquires Archives of Arthur Mitchell, Dance Pioneer 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z My family lived on H Street before the 1968 riots that followed Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Perspective | In Southeast Washington, the Anacostia Playhouse is a star 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who, according to my dad, was seen by the young artists as “not being strong enough.” Tribute to a long-gone mural and a father who helped create it 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z This was the year that Martin Luther King was killed, when you had all of the demonstrations and political activity. For Elvis Mitchell, Critic Turned Filmmaker, a Chance to Show and Tell 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z And it was a resonant moment in 1964, when president Lyndon Johnson symbolically shook hands with Martin Luther King, Jr. after signing the civil rights bill. Perspective | The handshake will return. It’s too much a part of who we are. 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Over a plate of ribs at Aleck’s Barbecue Heaven in Atlanta, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. met with colleagues, strategized and planned his speeches. To this Black Lives Matter co-founder, activism begins in the kitchen 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The only surviving remnant of Mr. Ward’s first New Orleans installation is a sound component sampling empowering speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Marcus Garvey, along with Buddhist chanting by Tina Turner. A Show With Its Host City, New Orleans, as the Protagonist 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Sometimes he'd top off his mixes with snippets of speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. and other ministers. Frankie Knuckles: His Chicago sound was heard around the world 2014-04-01T23:22:00Z On April 4, 1968, in Memphis—the last day of his life—Martin Luther King, Jr., phoned Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta with the title of his Sunday sermon: “Why America May Go to Hell.” “His dream was for all poor and working people to live lives of decency and dignity” 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Not long after she arrived, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated; Ms. León barely spoke English, but found herself shouting slogans at antiwar protests. A Composer Puts Her Life in Music, Beyond Labels 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Steve Jobs physically upended the offices of Apple to foster collaboration; Martin Luther King Jr. improvised some of his most iconic lines. Are You a Slob? That Could Be a Great Thing 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Martin Luther King said, “Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” Barbra Streisand Can Hear Herself Again 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z It was the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, and the ensuing anger and despair, that incited the African-American ballet star Arthur Mitchell to create the company. 6 Things to Do at Home This Weekend 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z After testifying at Martin Luther King’s trial, she was fired from her job, but with King’s encouragement she started cooking from her own kitchen, churning out food to feed the protesters. A Cooks Tour: 3 Picture Books About Famous Foodies 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z To prove his point, henames new additions to the neighborhood: There’s Uniontown Bar & Grill, which opened on Martin Luther King Avenue in May 2013, replacing a closed restaurant of the same name. The Honfleur Gallery hasn’t “saved” Anacostia, but it has made a home for art there In one episode, for instance, an advertising awards banquet was interrupted by news of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. ‘Mad Men’: Matthew Weiner on ‘ambitious’ final season 2014-03-13T19:22:09Z It's Malcolm X, Oprah, JFK, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., don't play in church because God don't like that and take a bath because you smell like outside important. Don't fear the gatekeeper — or become one yourself 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Needless to say, Corita's enlightened support for Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez and George McGovern did not sit well with the archdiocese. 'Someday Is Now' reflects influence of the '60s and Warhol on artist Sister Corita 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z But it will also return to its familiar hub downtown, partnering with the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Martin Luther King Library, Flashpoint, Caos on F and the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. A festival, a Fringe move and a firing mark D.C.’s theater year 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Three men were jailed for the 1965 murder of the activist, who in his campaigns for black empowerment dismissed the nonviolent ideology of contemporaries such as Martin Luther King. Netflix documentary leads to review of Malcolm X's murder 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z In the show, the murder of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. prompts a riot in Detroit, triggering the song "What's Going On?" Review: 'Motown' musical big on songs, light story 2013-04-15T02:16:04Z But he wanted Hoover to use his power and organisation to protect Martin Luther King. Oscars: Selma writer tells his side 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Or he’s part of a collage: In a mural by the artist Jorit in Naples, Italy, Floyd cries tears of blood next to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. 8 Ways a Modern Civil Rights Movement Moved the Culture 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Opening night falls on the national holiday honoring the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. TCA 2015: Larry Wilmore launches on a special holiday 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Viewers like Bernice King, the chief executive officer of Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta and the youngest child of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, shared their appreciation. Abby Phillip Is Next-Gen CNN 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z He sang in the school chorus and even performed at a rally for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Don Lewis, Unsung Pioneer of Electronic Music, Dies at 81 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Williams laid out a plan for a complex of housing, shopping, restaurants and, most notable, a grand central library to replace the down-on-its-heels Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library at Ninth and G streets NW. D.C. got everything it wanted out of CityCenterDC — except the crowds 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Marshall believed in working within the law and disagreed with the Rev. Dr, Martin Luther King Jr. over civil disobedience. | 'Thurgood': Marshall v. Bias: A Life Revealed in Anecdotes 2011-02-23T23:22:27Z Lee’s comments, which began with the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag that made the rounds following the nomination, were published in a caption of a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday is celebrated Monday. Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith to Skip Oscars in Protest 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Some of these formulations are conveniently tidy: Dr. Ghaemi is able to call Gandhi and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “the bookends of depressive activism.” Books of The Times: What Befits a Leader in Hard Times? An Intimate Knowledge of Insanity 2011-08-10T21:05:51Z The photographs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and historic marches to Montgomery, Alabama, will remain on view through July 13. Adelman civil rights photography exhibit extended 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Both the Museum of African American History and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial were granted exceptions to build in the reserve. Smithsonian Picks Two Sites for Museums Honoring Latinos and Women 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Ali grew up on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue with their mother and grandmother, and would pass Billie Holiday’s statue every day on the way to their “very black” school. The Changing Sound of Baltimore 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z “And there, with Martin Luther King,” she said. An extra patina of pride on African American Museum’s second day 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z While the diva explains her personal connection to the song and the Civil Rights movement — her grandparents marched with Martin Luther King Jr.— she mostly lets the men featured in the clip do the talking. Watch Beyoncé Explain the Hidden Meaning of Her Grammys Performance 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The day after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, as much of urban America was experiencing drama akin to that occurring in Ferguson, Brown played a historic concert in Boston that helped defuse racial tensions. Watching James Brown tribute at the Bowl, thinking of Ferguson 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Both hit wide release on Martin Luther King weekend. The sickness within the GOP: “13 Hours,” “Fox News” and the Republican paradox 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Vicus and his brother Vincent will represent South at the Kennedy Centre in Washington next month in a tribute concert to Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King for Black History Month. Fame finally finds 10-year-old township singing sensation 2013-01-23T16:11:20Z Activist DeRay McKesson joined Stephen Colbert on Martin Luther King Day’s “Late Show” to discuss his latest project, Campaign Zero, which aims to end police violence. Stephen Colbert checks his white privilege, switches seats with DeRay McKesson to discuss race, police, #blacklivesmatter 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z At 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with an additional performance at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-16T23:58:22Z Is there anything in your performance as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma” that you brought to this role? David Oyelowo on How to Play a Real King 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z It’s an interpretation of sublime balance and articulation, the meaning of its finale — its nod to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — elevated by a clearly presented reference to “the promised land.” A Battle of Boos and Cheers at the Symphony 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Pollard, a frequent editor for Spike Lee, examines J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr. — widely considered one the darkest chapters in FBI history. New this week: ‘MLK/FBI,’ Why Don’t We and ‘Prodigal Son’ 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z One friend, the shapeshifting saxophonist King Curtis, had been murdered the year before; another, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., nearly four years earlier. ‘Amazing Grace’ Review: Aretha Franklin Is Glorious in a Rousing Concert Film 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Then the representatives, working with city officials, explored a spot by a monument to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. near the waterfront, but they ultimately deemed it noisy and inaccessible. Should a Park Include a Burial Ground? Residents of Newburgh, N.Y., Can’t Agree. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Three female students from Martin Luther King Jr. High School for Arts and Technology, who studied “Treemonisha” in a City Opera educational program, read their own poetic statements in response to the opera’s themes. Critic?s Notebook: For City Opera, Spare Show May Signal Future 2011-06-07T22:00:29Z But then, few other editors are running a magazine that once employed Martin Luther King Jr. as an advice columnist and won a Pulitzer Prize for a photograph of Dr. King’s widow, Coretta Scott King. Ebony Looks to Its Past as It Modernizes 2012-12-08T00:10:24Z States — Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi — that celebrate Lee’s birthday on the same date as Martin Luther King Day. National Portrait Gallery exhibit shows Grant and Lee at the end of the Civil War He adapted Alma Bazel Androzzo’s “If I Can Help Somebody,” which had been quoted by Martin Luther King, Jr., at the conclusion of his “Drum Major Instinct” sermon, delivered two months before he was murdered. How Mavis Staples’s New Record Got Made 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z “I want to help encourage our youth to become the next Maya Angelou, Audre Lorde and Dr. Martin Luther King that we so desperately need in these grave and important times.” Listen to Hurray for the Riff Raff's New Song "Everybody Knows": Premiere 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z She recalled first becoming aware of the music icon as a little girl when Ms. Franklin sang “Precious Lord” at the 1968 funeral of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Aretha Franklin’s Fans Say Goodbye, With Tears and Dance Moves 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The club’s archives are being transferred to the Washingtoniana collection of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. From ladies’ club to luxury apartments: The Washington Club bids Dupont Circle farewell In it, Martin Luther King, Jr., details the miseries of a black man, a victim of injustice, who is asked to wait patiently for change. Sympathy for the Semicolon 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Trump is expected to meet with Martin Luther King III, King's eldest son, on Monday. Just in time for Martin Luther King Day, Rep. John Lewis' books sales soar after harsh words from Donald Trump 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z She recalled the outcry when a Chinese artist was picked to create the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the Mall. What happened when D.C. chose a white artist to create the official Marion Barry statue 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Pop singer Madonna has defended the images of Martin Luther King Junior, Nelson Mandela and others that have been posted on her social media outlets. Madonna defends 'bondage' images 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z What was Martin Luther King Jr. like as a child? Remembering the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years after his death 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z His father, who died in 2013, was an ordained Episcopal priest who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, and later found his calling as a clinical psychologist. He Lost Fingers in an Accident. Now It’s Inspiring His Art. 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z After Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968, fans pressed Schulz to include a black character; Franklin first appeared on July 31 of that year. A Brief History of Peanuts 2010-10-01T08:05:00Z The White House hosted stars from Selma on Friday night for a private viewing of the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic. President Obama Hosted a Private Screening With the Cast of 'Selma' 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z I think that since April 4, 1968, when Martin Luther King was assassinated, the black middle class has doubled, the black upper middle class has quadrupled. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on why Jay-Z is wrong about racism dying off 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Originally Bob Marley was meant to be playing the tour that Stevie Wonder had conceived as a way of trying to force legislation to make Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday. Gil Scott-Heron: poet, campaigner and America's rough healer 2010-04-16T23:08:00Z "Targets" suffered from some unfortunate timing, having been released just after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. Terror often disrupts movies within movies 2012-07-25T11:46:13Z He was not the Martin Luther King Jr. I wrote about in a middle-school essay. "They got Daddy": Reckoning with my grandfather's kidnapping, racial terror and our family's trauma 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z The L.A.-based Lula Washington Dance Theatre pays tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in three distinct programs over the holiday weekend. Weekend Picks for Jan. 11-15: 'I Am My Own Wife,' ‘PST: Live Art LA/LA,' MLK Day and more 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It was Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s favorite hymn, and it’s said that his last words were a request to have it ring at his funeral. The Clairvoyance of the Fourteen-Year-Old Aretha Franklin 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z She stressed the words and advice of her grandfather, Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., who said that we must "thank God for what we have left." At Christmas, Alveda King reveals how to stay focused on Christ, no matter what 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z While writing songs for her seventh album, “Workin’ on a World,” Iris DeMent recalled a vivid memory from her childhood, when she was first struck by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Iris DeMent Is Worried About the World. So She Made Another Album. 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z His death in many ways was as profound as the death of Martin Luther King. The forgotten dream of Martin Luther King Jr. 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z When he finally expresses what he’s thinking, in a stammering stream of words—he’s been “thinking, like, about Martin Luther King”—Tamerlan cuts him down savagely. Review: Mark Wahlberg and Patriots Day Assay American Courage 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Her subsequent arrest led to a bus boycott organized by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a galvanizing event in U.S. civil rights history. Rosa Parks papers to be open to Library of Congress researchers 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z In the last decades of his life, he was at work on “King Kennedy,” a documentary about the assassinations of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King. Ronan O’Rahilly, Pioneer of Pirate Radio, Is Dead at 79 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Coproduced and narrated by Ryan Gosling, "#ReGeneration" begins with Martin Luther King Jr.'s quote about the "appalling silence" of good people in the face of "vitriolic words and actions." '#ReGeneration': Film on citizen powerlessness lacks power 2012-05-03T20:18:07Z On the long weekend celebrating the defiantly nonviolent legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., American moviegoers championed a very different and extraordinarily deadly warrior. Is 'American Sniper' a litmus test for patriotism? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z People who died in the 1968 riots after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. D.C. history’s pivotal 12-year span is highlighted in exhibit 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z That’s the day before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; the place is where he spent his last night. | 'The Mountaintop': ?The Mountaintop,? With Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett 2011-10-14T02:01:03Z It also replaced “Ride Along” as the biggest Martin Luther King Jr. weekend debut. 'American Sniper' shatters box office records over MLK weekend 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z “It’s easy to draw the parallel of Jefferson Pierce being Martin Luther King and Black Lightning being Malcolm X,” he said. On ‘Black Lightning,’ a Superhero Takes On Race, Justice and the Real World 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends to justice,” the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told a crowd of protesters in Montgomery, Ala., in March 1965. ‘The Moral Arc’: evidence that humanity is on the upswing 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z You’ve been compared to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for your activism and focus on the poor. Rev. William J. Barber II: The Trump administration has violated what Jesus said should be our top priorities 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z First, despite getting rave reviews from critics and historians alike, a former aide to Lyndon Johnson penned an op-ed in the Washington Post charging the movie, about Martin Luther King, Jr., with factual inaccuracies. Everything You Need to Know About the Controversies Surrounding This Year's Oscar Movies 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The rhetoric of unity and healing was shopworn, the old references to Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. were threadbare. Perspective | As Trump slips out of town, Biden repurposes old symbols for new life 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Ms. Franklin sang gospel at the funerals of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in 1968, and of Rosa Parks in 2005; Ms. Parks’s funeral was also held in the Greater Grace Temple. In a Hometown Send-Off, Aretha Franklin Belongs to Everyone 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Across the street is the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which his wife, Coretta Scott King, established after Dr. King was assassinated on a motel balcony in Memphis. Atlanta for Kids 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z And in a special display space, the center also shows a selection of Dr. King’s manuscripts and artifacts, rotating from the 13,000 items of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection. National Center for Civil and Human Rights Opens in Atlanta 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Music, inspiration and action commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday at events around the region all weekend. Many ways to honor Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend 2013-01-17T20:33:17Z This was the first time I saw Martin Luther King Jr as not being a pushover. Game of Thrones to return in April as HBO unveils new shows 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Litigation was intertwined with grassroots activism, as leaders like Martin Luther King knew quite well. The Queen 2012-06-11T11:00:00Z The civil rights movement gently gathers pace in the background, whether it’s flashes of Martin Luther King on television or Dorothy encountering a protest outside the library. Why Hidden Figures should win the best picture Oscar 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Decades later, both Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. credited Thoreau’s essay “Civil Disobedience” with helping inspire their own nonviolent activism. This new biography of Henry David Thoreau is the masterpiece he deserves 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Ebony magazine praised his waterfall cascading over the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Yerba Buena Performing Arts Center in San Francisco as a “unique tribute.” Houston Conwill, Whose Sculptures Celebrated Black Culture, Dies at 69 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Board of Education; she fought for Martin Luther King Jr.’s right to march in Birmingham. ‘Civil Rights Queen,’ the Story of a Brave and Brilliant Trailblazer 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The work, Boykin’s third ballet for Ailey and a Music Center commission, is based on Martin Luther King Jr.’s orations. MLK's speeches translated into dance as Alvin Ailey troupe comes to the Dorothy Chandler 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Charles Gaines’s more imposing installation uses different systems of transcription to turn speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. and James Baldwin into giant musical scores. Review | A searing, all-star art show explores Black grief from the civil rights era to now 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z He was 15 when he first heard Rev. Martin Luther King's sermon titled, "Paul's Letter to American Christians," on the radio. New doc "John Lewis: Good Trouble" gives nuance to a relentless freedom fighter 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z In 1963, at 6, Mr. Grier marched with his family behind the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Detroit, and at 15 he tried to join the Black Panther Party. David Alan Grier of ?The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess? 2012-02-28T00:35:51Z Martin Luther King III, who bears his own similarities to his father, offered perhaps the most potent endorsement. In 'Selma,' David Oyelowo digs deep to play Martin Luther King Jr. 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The incoming president wanted to come on the holiday commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., according to the memoir. What happened when Trump visited the African American History Museum, according to its founding director 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z “Martin Luther King Jr. represented the best in our nation,” he wrote them back. Book excerpt: After MLK death, RFK 'poured his heart out' 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z The movie is punctuated with quotes by black historical figures — Martin Luther King Jr.’s observation that “a riot is the language of the unheard” is particularly resonant. Review: Anatomy of Ferguson, From a Shooting to Activism 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Her father was a friend of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Staple Sisters' covers of contemporary pop hits became a soundtrack for the civil rights movement. Kennedy Center Honorees Announced 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z “Imagine Martin Luther King having a bigot for a father,” he said. How Martin Luther King Persuaded John Kennedy to Support the Civil Rights Cause 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z It paved the way for Selma, which chronicled Martin Luther King’s efforts to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Ava DuVernay: 'I’ve always fiercely held on to my blackness' 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z He still lives in the family house that Dr. Martin Luther King stayed in during the Birmingham Campaign. A new guide leads travelers through U.S. civil rights history 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z “Contrary to the portrait painted by ‘Selma,’ Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. were partners in this effort,” Mr. Califano wrote. Questioning the Historical Accuracy of 'Selma' 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The film's message of empowerment and triumph over prejudice was amplified by the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Box Office: 'Hidden Figures' Dominates MLK Weekend as 'Live by Night,' 'Monster Trucks,' 'Silence' Collapse 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z State and national parks and national forests are offering free-entry days as the nation marks the Monday holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Free entry to state and national parks, forests for MLK holiday -- with plenty of snow fun 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Like most people, I accepted the official story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered. Was James Earl Ray innocent? 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z “Gingerbread Adventures”: weekdays, except Monday, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.; weekends and Martin Luther King’s Birthday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Spare Times: For Children, for Jan. 6-12 2012-01-05T22:13:31Z The murals’ new home is a 192,000-square-foot building — called the Mural Pavilion — that connects the existing Martin Luther King Jr. Pavilion to the Ron Brown Building. Murals at Harlem Hospital Get a New Life 2012-09-16T21:53:05Z Sunday and Martin Luther King Day at 11 a.m., and 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.; Spare Times for Children for Jan. 16-22 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z His story is interspersed with letters he writes to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., lamenting how little race relations have improved since the civil rights movement. Where Fiction and Reality Collide: Books and Black Lives Matter 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z After the family befriended Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, the Staples Singers’ civil rights anthems became the soundtrack of the movement. The Eagles, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, James Taylor at a bittersweet Kennedy Center Honors 2016 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Martin Luther King didn't die so Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy and Tyler Perry could play fat black women. Box Office: Bridesmaids Steals Thor's Thunder 2011-05-15T16:45:00Z History professor Clayborne Carson leads the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University and has produced six volumes of King's written work, papers, letters and speeches. Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. in books 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z I’d also suggest reading the work of writers such as James Baldwin and Martin Luther King, Jr., who spent their lives struggling against oppressive systems of power. What Should I Do About My Rage? 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z MLK Day Open House, Northwest African American Museum: Reading room with a selection of books about the civil-rights movement and speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Honoring MLK, indoors and outdoors | Weekend Preview 2014-01-15T21:29:54Z On April 4, 1967, he rode uptown to Riverside Church, on the Upper West Side, to hear Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver a speech about Vietnam. Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s Searing Antiwar Speech, Fifty Years Later 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z She and frequent collaborator Bob Dylan famously performed at Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington, where she wept in the front row during Dr. King’s speech. Joan Baez on her "honest legacy" and her impression of the Beatles: "They took off like wildfire" 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z We built the thing on the black slavery, but there is this mythology, and even in the modern era, we know that Martin Luther King said that the arc of history advances toward justice. Documentary “The King”: “The American people are Elvis. They have been hoodwinked” 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Since it ended on Jan. 16, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, an extra day of play could be sneaked in. Bridge: District 3 Winter Regional in Rye Brook, N.Y. - Bridge 2012-01-26T00:42:36Z Last week, two Italian-American groups criticized North Central College administrators for inviting Lee to speak at the school during its week of celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Spike Lee accuses Italian critics of double standard 2011-01-19T04:01:00Z There's not a lot of talk about Martin Luther King - who was was around at the same time. Frears: Ali film 'isn't about Ali' 2013-05-18T15:56:12Z In a March 1956 article, The New York Times described the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as “a rather soft-spoken man with a learning and maturity far beyond his 27 years.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Hope & Fury’ and the ‘Kids’ Choice Awards’ 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Over a nearly 60-year career, Uzzle, now 81, got to document many fascinating and tragic events and places including the motel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, King’s funeral and Woodstock. ‘F11 and Be There’ Review: Burk Uzzle, a Photographer Worth Knowing 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z As that series recounts, it was by reading a 1950s comic book, “ Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story,” that a young Mr. Lewis became interested in the civil-rights movement. ‘Run’ Follows Award-Winning Graphic Novel ‘March’ in Civil-Rights Chronicle 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The pair are also signed up to the Martin Luther King film, Memphis. Greengrass to direct Orwell's 1984 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z He quotes the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence.” Review: ‘Black Lightning’ Is Pulp With a Purpose 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z In August, Martin Luther King's "I had a dream" speech electrified a whole generation. 1963: from the Stones to Dr Strangelove, a year of social and cultural upheaval 2013-05-07T05:00:01Z Just before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, for example, Vice President Pence claimed that the civil rights leader’s “promise of democracy” speech was, in effect, an endorsement of the Trump wall. Perspective | How to use history to support just about any lunatic assertion 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z They also wrote the civil rights anthem "People Got to Be Free" after the 1968 assassinations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. ArtsBeat: Rascals to Reunite for Three Shows 2012-09-25T21:24:09Z A juice bar has opened around the corner on Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, as have a couple of sit-down restaurants and a radio station. A tour of a changing capital 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Oyelowo’s exclusion for his performance as Martin Luther King Jr. is particularly striking; in his absence, all 20 of the nominees for acting prizes are white. Ava DuVernay's Missing Oscar Nomination Is Part of a Bigger Problem 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z When director Ava DuVernay was shooting the Martin Luther King Jr. movie "Selma," she was nervous how the story of a 50-year-old battle for black voting rights would feel relevant for 21st century Americans. U.S. racial justice quest comes full circle in film 'Selma' 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Martin Luther King and Chris Kyle not only represent two radically different definitions of heroism, but also two divergent models of manhood. Civil war at the cineplex: “American Sniper,” “Selma” and the battle over American masculinity 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The year 1968 was one of racial progress and retreat: the year athletes raised their fists in a Black power salute at the Olympics, the year Martin Luther King Jr. was slain. In the latest wave of science fiction, authors of color take space to imagine multiple new societies 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z In the ’80s, when the city sent a survey to Front’s merchants and residents about renaming it after Martin Luther King Jr., more than 200 respondents vetoed the idea and only nine endorsed it. What Street Names Say About Us 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The artist said sculptures of Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali and Gandhi would also be included in his gallery of men who helped him "not despair of mankind". Senegal artist awarded French honour 2013-12-13T14:27:05Z “I marched with Dr. Martin Luther King,” she says, sharing a story about a demonstration the late civil rights leader led through a Chicago park in 1966 when she was an 18-year-old student. Former senator Carol Moseley Braun is back on the campaign trail, stumping for Joe Biden 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z In 1968 he was asked to co-host Black Journal, which was first screened two months after the assassination of the American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. US film-maker William Greaves dies 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Nobody else will ever be a Martin Luther King. 'Freedom Riders': The fight to end segregation 2010-12-21T17:39:15Z So I'm impressed with two people: Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Malcolm X did a speech called "The Ballot or the Bullet," criticizing Black folks in the churches voting for all these White candidates. Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers: ‘You cannot fight racism with racism. You have to fight it with solidarity.’ 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Selma became the starting point for a series of marches, led by Martin Luther King, the third of which reached the state capital, Montgomery. Oprah Winfrey to play activist in Martin Luther King movie Selma 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z “You have to understand this about Martin Luther King,” the attorney general told them. Book excerpt: How Birmingham shaped MLK’s civil rights’ struggle 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z It builds to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, still as stirring as ever. | Film: Some Stops on the March 2013-08-23T17:49:00Z Was Lyndon B. Johnson a civil rights mastermind, or a reluctant follower pulled along by activists led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in 'Selma’ Raises Hackles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z On Thursday at 7:30 p.m., the talk show host Tavis Smiley will read from his latest nonfiction work, “Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’ Spare Times for Sept. 5-11 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z This is the same year that Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated—she could have been killed. The Nazi hunters who wouldn’t give up: “Many war criminals… simply went back and resumed their lives” 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z See the “Datebook” listings in Friday’s Weekend Plus section for more Martin Luther King Jr. Day events this holiday weekend. ‘Remembering Dr. King,’ eagles, dragonboating | Weekend Preview 2013-01-16T22:46:36Z After all, it’s the birthplace of Martin Luther King. The Blue Flame of ‘Hotlanta’ 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, and parts of Washington went up in flames. Review | How Dorothy Butler Gilliam overcame racism and sexism to make her mark on journalism 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Womble said in an interview that he wanted to pay homage to the sense of community in this largely black neighborhood, where Martin Luther King Jr. marched in 1965. Black History Trail Makes 200 Stops Across Massachusetts 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The public mythos of Motown was and is that the label was firmly entrenched in the integrationist ideals of Martin Luther King Jr., and had little to do with the black radical movement. Black Power: American as apple pie 2012-10-17T16:28:00Z When Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated, in 1968, his family asked her to sing it at the funeral. The History of Aretha, in Ten Videos 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z This week: New takes on plays by Shakespeare and Harold Pinter, plus the L.A. premiere of an award-winning drama about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. L.A. theater openings, Jan. 31-Feb. 7: 'The Mountaintop' and more 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z SAT Kent Black Action Commission hosts “Our Place in the March” tribute to the event where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his historic “I Have a Dream” speech, with speakers, music, 2-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Glenn Beck's rally on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech is drawing criticism, protests and questions about his intentions. Glenn Beck plans Lincoln Memorial rally on anniversary of King's 'Dream' speech 2010-08-26T15:15:00Z The Illinois-born drifter James Early Ray, who murdered Martin Luther King, was seemingly another freelance operator. Age of Assassins: A History of Conspiracy and Political Violence by Michael Newton – review 2012-11-18T00:05:09Z But unlike “Selma,” her drama about Martin Luther King, Jr., it can seem awkwardly sermonic, relaying its ideas by way of familiar tropes. “When They See Us” Is Both Memorable Political Art and Misfired Entertainment 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Many staffers were troubled when he decided to publish the “Reason as Racism” editorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The standoff between owners and journalists that’s eviscerating Pittsburgh’s biggest newspaper 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z He was admired by Martin Luther King Jr’s widow Coretta Scott King and went on to play King himself. The black Oscar wins that got away | Peter Bradshaw 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z "In that house of worship and in so many across the country, black church leaders were the political leaders, certainly led by the Rev. Martin Luther King," he adds. Sound of civil rights rings out in resurrected Staple Singers records 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Take her eyewitness account of attending Martin Luther King’s stirring “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, DC, in 1963. Joan Baez reflects on remembering trauma, activating her voice and the "wrecking ball" of politics 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z After gently suggesting that Comedy Central shouldn’t be “making a brother work today” on Martin Luther King Day, “Nightly Show” host Larry Wilmore persevered through a wicked cold to recap the “top-secret” Democratic Debate. Hillary Clinton “black friends” Obama: Larry Wilmore explains the Democratic debate strategy 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z It came down from its perch atop the Capitol after the Great Compromise of 2000—about two months after South Carolina recognized Martin Luther King Jr. Day as an official holiday. Charleston and the Southern Gothic: Steeped in a heritage of hate, South Carolina must finally reckon with its past 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z His young sons remember waving goodbye as he boarded a bus from Queens to see Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington in 1963. Watch Rev Run, Danny and Russell Simmons Tease Each Other 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z As examples, she invokes the devotion of Emmett Till’s mother, who brought the teenager’s 1955 lynching to the forefront, and the black community’s embrace of Martin Luther King Jr. OWN’s ‘Cherish the Day’ is a rare celebration of black love 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z I would have liked to have been at Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech in Washington DC in 1964. Spike Lee: 'Race relations today are the direct result of having a black president' 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Yang and Chirchi’s restaurant sits along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, across from a boarded up Salvation Army warehouse and an adult video store. Where to go for dining and drinks in Portland? It’s rocking across the Willamette 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z More recently, in September 2015, Pope Francis cited Day — alongside Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Merton — as an American who exemplified principles that were desperately needed in our inequitable world. Was Dorothy Day a Saint or a Subversive? 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z It being the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend, the rental place was packed. No slopes required: Washington state’s cross-country ski oasis 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z And he said that certain black icons such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are “just too far in the past and not relatable and that’s what makes them safe.” Kanye West rebuked by Ta-Nehisi Coates in biting essay called ‘I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye’ 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z She tells undergrads that Martin Luther King Jr. and Lyndon Johnson weren’t the only ones who changed history. How colleges are teaching Ferguson, Trayvon, etc. 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z After completing work on "Cloud Atlas," Berry had been scheduled to make her Broadway debut opposite Samuel L. Jackson in "The Mountaintop," Katori Hall's two-person play about Martin Luther King Jr.'s final hours. | Halle Berry 2012-10-18T20:21:12Z In the nineteen-sixties, I marched for peace with Martin Luther King, Jr. Bunt, we learned, as well as swing for the fences. Gobsmacked 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z DH: Let’s talk about the riots, and segue from Martin Luther King to Detroit and to Newark and what a huge impact the uprisings had on the black community. What can we learn from 1967’s Summer of Love to help us through our current political nightmare? 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z The suggestion, however oblique, provoked strong objections, including from Bernice A. King, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who called Mr. Trump’s words “distasteful, disturbing, dangerous.” Johnny Depp, Courting Outrage, Flirts With Idea of Trump Assassination 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Named Charlie Luther Mason — the “Luther,” naturally, for Martin Luther King — he is by upbringing if not by temperament a believer in the amicable coexistence of meritocracy and diversity. Review: Skewering White Pieties About Diversity in ‘Admissions’ 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Anybody who had proximity to Dr. Martin Luther King is considered, you know, larger than life, a hero. The Surprising Origins of #MeToo 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z What resonated me was this: Dr. Martin Luther King says, "Right here in the San Francisco and Bay Area, the Langendorf Bread Company and Kilpatrick's Bread Company will not hire any people of color." Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers: ‘You cannot fight racism with racism. You have to fight it with solidarity.’ 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Later she is shown raising money for the poor, listening to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., championing women, children and the poor, withstanding criticism and remaining bravely forthright. Hillary’s new star turn: heroine of children’s books 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z In a specifically local tribute to the King family, the Dock Traffic Office, a National Museums Liverpool building, will be named after Martin Luther King Jr with a plaque unveiled by his son. Liverpool prepares to mark Slavery Remembrance Day 2012-08-08T06:00:00Z She was released just before the assassination of her son Malcolm X. Alberta lost not one but two sons: After Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, her other son, A.D. Review | ‘The Three Mothers’ honors the women who made Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, four days before the Oscars were to take place. From assassinations to 9/11: How the Oscars respond to political turmoil 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z And it’s how I found out Martin Luther King actually helped edit “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story.” John Lewis marches on: “Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America” 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z “I grew up in a house that worshiped JFK and Bobby and Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X,” Hannah says. How a writer defied ‘one in a million’ odds to get her first movie made by Steven Spielberg 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z “King in the Wilderness” looks at a lesser-known side of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. What’s on TV Monday: ‘King in the Wilderness’ and ‘The Good Karma Hospital’ 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z The city rebranded a different street as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, though not without bellyaching among the citizenry. What Street Names Say About Us 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z She responded, "I can honestly say to you that my uncle, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., sought to be like Jesus Christ." Alveda King reveals how to be more like Martin Luther King Jr. in 2022 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z “Historical Snapshot: A Day in the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” in which Yolanda Clarke, a civil rights activist, will discuss her participation in the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington. Spare Times: For Children, for Jan. 13-19 2012-01-12T22:22:26Z There’s a reason why the more radical nature of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches and beliefs never made it into our classroom textbooks. BlacKkKlansman: the grim topicality of Spike Lee's 70s-set KKK film 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Johnson’s first year in office found him balancing opposing interests to launch his landmark Civil Rights Bill, with the support of Martin Luther King Jr in 1964. Game of Thrones to return in April as HBO unveils new shows 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z The first invited guest was the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. His wife, Coretta Scott King, delivered the speech after his assassination. Natalie Portman tells Harvard graduates: 'Make your inexperience an asset' 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Bennett served in the Army in Germany during World War II and marched for civil rights with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama in 1965. Review: Tony Bennett's meditations on show biz 2012-11-21T22:00:14Z Eig’s 2017 book, “Ali,” was a defining account of Muhammad Ali’s life; now, he offers a monumental new biography of Martin Luther King Jr. 13 New Books Coming in May 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z He had come here after the assassination of Martin Luther King, many years before my birth, the birth he had imagined, hoped, would be of a son. Antyesti in Brooklyn: How NYC honored my father upon his death, during a time of anti-Asian hate 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, “A riot is the language of the unheard.” Inside the Attica prison uprising: “We’re all less than nothing to the people that matter” 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z He and Martin Luther King Jr. were trying “to make the world better,” Obama says. Obama in upcoming podcast credits his mother for his path 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z “The ’60s: The Years That Changed America” officially kicks off on Sunday, with WNYC’s annual free event at the Apollo Theater honoring Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Robert Caro and Carnegie Hall: Revisiting the ’60s 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z In both you saw an anguished liberal confronting a downright radical: Horvath and Brecht in the first play, LBJ and Martin Luther King in the second. Michael Billington on playwrights' seasons 2012-11-11T18:30:01Z Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; closed Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Spare Times for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-17T00:04:32Z But there is a direct link from Atticus to Martin Luther King to Barack Obama. To Kill a Mockingbird isn't a great book but it made America a better place 2010-07-13T17:04:00Z Swept into the civil rights movement with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a close friend, Mr. Belafonte eventually shifted most of his energies from entertainment to advocacy. Harry Belafonte Receives Humanitarian Oscar 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z It’s late October 1960, a few weeks before the Nixon-Kennedy presidential election, and Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at a protest in Atlanta. New & Noteworthy, From Jazz-Age Cairo to a Catholic Memoir 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z During Niebuhr's lifetime his admirers included the literary critic Lionel Trilling, the associate justice of the US supreme court Felix Frankfurter, the English economic historian RH Tawney, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others. Why Reinhold Niebuhr matters now 2011-07-21T11:45:29Z When she was 4 years old she met Martin Luther King Jr., who tugged playfully on her pigtails; at 17 she found herself at the Academy Awards, mingling with a bedazzlement of movie stars. After a Long and Painful Absence, Writing Her Way Home Again 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Other dates worth a look at are the entire month of January, excepting Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend, and dates after March 20. Cheap Times To Visit Pricey Places 2010-08-10T16:30:00Z And it’s no surprise to learn that King Kong – the Martin Luther King of the monster rights movement – is currently preparing for a big-screen comeback. Jurassic World and Ted 2: an evolutionary leap for animal rights? 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z What of his sparring contemporary, Martin Luther King? Malcolm X at Oxford: 'They're going to kill me soon' 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Mind you, a large part of Ms. Hall’s point is that Martin Luther King was a human being, with all the attendant foibles and frailties. | 'The Mountaintop': ?The Mountaintop,? With Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett 2011-10-14T02:01:03Z Overall Broadway musicals and plays grossed $19.6 million last week leading into the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, compared to $17.8 million the previous week and $19.3 million for the comparable week last season. ArtsBeat: Movie Attention for Chastain Gives 'Heiress' a Broadway Bounce 2013-01-23T15:18:01Z Don and his son Bobby go to see “Planet of the Apes” the day after Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated and Bobby experiences a moment of sadness for one of the theater's ushers. ‘Mad Men’ and Its Love Affair With ’60s Pop Culture 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z But it does seem absurdly manipulative to trot out Martin Luther King every time a brand gets the urge to evoke the Pavlovian "human nature is AWESOME" feeling. Martin Luther King Jr., ultimate pitchman 2010-09-30T15:10:00Z It speaks of his decision not to march with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham in 1963 and of his unlikely friendship with future Black Panther Party leader Stokely Carmichael. 'Extraordinary, Ordinary People': Condoleezza Rice's incomplete tale 2010-10-13T00:01:00Z While public sympathy was on her side after the massive demo leak, some were outraged when Madonna incorporated doctored images of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela into her Rebel Heart promotional campaign. Madonna's Most Memorable Social Media Moments 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Bill Morris’s new crime novel is set in the spring of 1968, just after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and nearly one year after a riot tore through Detroit. Edan Lepucki’s ‘California,’ Alberto Moravia’s ‘Agostino,’ and More 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z "She was a part of the movement, worked with Martin Luther King, understood what we were trying to do with this film." Oprah Winfrey to play activist in Martin Luther King movie Selma 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Had he survived, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been there, walking, talking, listening, present, as he was for countless body-on-the-line campaigns for social justice in the 1950s and ’60s. 50 Years After Dr. King’s Death, New Lessons for Today 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z "I mean, I'm not comparing us to Martin Luther King," said Brannon, of Queens, referring to three marches King led in 1965 from Selma, Ala., to the state Capitol in Montgomery. Occupy protesters plan march from NYC to DC 2011-11-08T18:43:13Z Indeed, Juneteenth isn't the second day off brought to you by Black folks after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; look up the origins of Memorial Day. How (not) to do Juneteenth 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z An Ohio university’s production of the play The Mountaintop that featured a white actor playing Martin Luther King Jr. is facing criticism from the work’s playwright. Playwright Criticizes Casting of White Actor as MLK 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z “Our fathers were Baptist ministers,” Ballou says — Martin Luther King Sr. was a giant in Atlanta; H.P. More than an assistant: The story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s first secretary 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z When she brings him Mahalia Jackson records and recordings of the speeches of Martin Luther King, he rolls his eyes. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z The photographer Philip Montgomery was born in 1988, twenty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King and the wake of fire that his death brought about. Flash Points 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z There is a clear parallel between the assassinations of the 1960s — including the Kennedy brothers, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X — and the devolution of American democracy. "Murder Most Foul": Unpacking Bob Dylan's new epic, from Dallas 1963 to the pandemic of 2020 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z In Tennessee, Leslie Jamison reports with precision and acuity on a brutal endurance race inspired by a prison break made by Martin Luther King Jr.’s killer. The best of literary magazines in three new collections All paintings are done with owners’ permission and city permits, in neighborhoods like the crumbling Edgewood district, not far from where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up. Putting a Good Face on Street Art, to Upgrade Atlanta 2012-08-18T02:56:36Z The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was called, "the moral leader of our nation." "MLK/FBI" director: "White men in power are frightened of losing their control of America" 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z After Robert returns from a trip to Atlanta in support of jailed civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., Libby knocks on his door at 2 a.m. 'Masters of Sex' recap: Bill's secret action has unintended results 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Another exhibit features oversized bronze, clay and wood busts of such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by Valley artist Henry Van Wolf. Museum of the San Fernando Valley could herald 'cultural renaissance' 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z At Freedom Plaza downtown, Seiger rubs her sneaker over the inscription marking the site of the Martin Luther King Jr. time capsule. A mini-tour of Washington sights you’ve probably never noticed 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z “Some people sing; Odetta testified. Martin Luther King Jr. called Odetta, who died Dec. 2 at 77 of heart disease, “the queen of American folk music.” Remembering the Rememberer: 10 Great Obituaries Written by Richard Corliss 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z As you walk around, motion sensors trigger a Beatles’ track or speech by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be piped into your headphones. Victoria and Albert Exhibition Opens a ’60s Treasure Chest 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z King's son Martin Luther King III also was to speak. Thousands gather to dedicate King Memorial 2011-10-16T13:59:00Z In 1968, it was delayed two days following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And in 1981, it was put off for 24 hours after President Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington D.C. Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z She photographed Carnaval, and attended the city’s first Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade. What Public Life Used to Look Like in San Francisco’s Mission District 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Martin Luther King evoked this scene when he lamented Americans’ apathy about their country’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Boston Marathon bombing, one year later: Were the Tsarnaevs really cowards? 2014-04-14T23:00:00Z The retrospective, stretched across eight large panels in the windows of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, is a compact history of local graffiti and murals from 1982 to 2020. Review | In the galleries: Posters as a medium for serious but jubilant communication 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z “You never wake up and think you’d be able to contribute meaningfully to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King,” Thomas said. In Boston, ‘The Embrace’ Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z James Taylor performing at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington last month. ArtsBeat Blog: Taylor Takes on Dickens in 'A Christmas Carol' 2011-11-11T16:55:30Z At the end of last week, as many were readying for a long Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, Penzey's Spices CEO Bill Penzey Jr. sent a spicy promotional email to customers. Penzey's sends out a spicy "Republicans Are Racists" promotional email 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z Just in time to celebrate another black pioneer, Martin Luther King Jr., the silent film is back, with Donald Sosin providing piano accompaniment. Spare Times for Jan. 15-21 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z It’s 1958, a year after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited St. Louis and spoke about the city’s ability to move forward, Dr. Hendricks says. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Jumping Into an Ice Cold Lake 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z Speakers ranged from Seattle Seahawks players to the eldest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Performers included rapper Flo Rida, Australian singer Cody Simpson and The Connection, a hip-hop dance group. We Day event encourages youth to make a difference in the world 2014-03-22T03:05:12Z Martin Luther King Jr. also talked about hope, she said. Alveda King reveals how to be more like Martin Luther King Jr. in 2022 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z And they said, ‘Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks,'” she recalls, shaking her head. Inside a special Black History Month rite at ‘The Lion King’ 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Images of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Geronimo, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Marley, Nelson Mandela and others stare defiantly from the wall alongside quotes on freedom and liberty. The murals on Belfast’s ‘peace walls’ offer an illustrated history of the Troubles 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z After the backlash, Martin Luther King III said on CNN that he was moved by the depiction of his parents. Creator of Divisive King Monument Builds Sculpture for Super Bowl 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z As far as books go, it’s not necessarily a book, but Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches were really inspirational to me as a young person. How ‘Catcher in the Rye’ Influenced Lenny Kravitz’s Memoir 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The judge sentenced the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to six months’ hard labor. How Martin Luther King Persuaded John Kennedy to Support the Civil Rights Cause 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z "The only other person who compared to him was Martin Luther King," Gitlin says. '60s activist Carl Oglesby dead at age 76 2011-09-13T19:01:05Z His scruffy three-bedroom house filled up most of a small city lot, just up the hill from Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. House Proud: Joe Minter’s African Village in America 2013-04-24T22:17:36Z She kept her composure as the casket carrying her husband was removed from the hearse but collapsed on the shoulder of a companion as it was lifted up for Martin Luther King’s final journey home. Book excerpt: After MLK death, RFK 'poured his heart out' 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z The Vietnam war and the civil rights movement had politicised the American public, Martin Luther King had been assassinated, pop and rock music were dominant, and saccharine-sweet family productions had lost their appeal. Flickonomics: eight movies that teach us how money works 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z This fall the two actors will reunite on Broadway — as co-stars — for another play inspired by history, Katori Hall’s drama “The Mountaintop,” about Dr. Martin Luther King on the night before his assassination. ArtsBeat: Angela Bassett Will Star Opposite Samuel L. Jackson in 'The Mountaintop' 2011-06-21T22:01:18Z You were there when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. Q&A: Rita Moreno on finding self-worth and never giving up 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z In the late 1950s/early 1960s, before Dr Martin Luther King Jr became more prominent, Hamer and Baker created the framework he was able to eventually build his leadership out of. 'Cops only tackled me and my friend': why a dark skin tone makes activism dangerous 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is the second most admired person in this class. June Class of KidsPost: Keene Mill Elementary’s second-graders 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Schapiro also encountered the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and photographed him often, including on the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., with crowds swelling along the route. Steve Schapiro, Photojournalist Who Bore Witness, Dies at 87 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The piece begins with the recorded voice of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the March on Washington, heard as men clad only in loose-fitting white pants file onstage. Rennie Harris Puremovement performs in Cheverly Martin Luther King Jr., was aware of how problematic our species’ rapid multiplication is, calling overpopulation “the modern plague.” The 3 most environmentally damaging habits you might be able to change 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z His new action thriller Contraband earned $24.1 million from Friday to Sunday and $28.8 million over the four-day Martin Luther King weekend, according to preliminary studio estimates, to finish No. 1 at North American theaters. MLK Run: Contraband Filches the Holiday Weekend from Beauty and the Beast 2012-01-16T23:04:53Z It seems essential to reckon with Martin Luther King Jr.’s terrible death even as we celebrate his remarkable life. Review | The lessons young people can learn from MLK, 50 years after his assassination 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z We did Martin Luther King — the family didn’t have final cut. Why a Kanye West Documentary Took Two Decades to See the Light 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z At this event, museum visitors can honor Martin Luther King’s Birthday by learning about young people’s contributions to the struggle for equality while emulating the movement’s values. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The family also became active in the civil rights movement after hearing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver a sermon while they were on tour in Montgomery, Ala., in 1962. Correction: Obit-Cleotha Staples story 2013-02-25T18:00:10Z In April 1963, while jailed in Birmingham, Ala., the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter to eight white clergymen who had urged him to seek justice in the courts, not the streets. The Antiquarian Book Fair: From 1750s True Crime to Warhol’s Cats 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z After footage of a short man ranting at customers at a bagel shop went viral, the star of the video apparently proclaimed that he’s the “Martin Luther King Jr.” of short men. Man gets tackled at bagel shop following rant about women and being short: 'You're not God or my father or my boss!'' 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Emphasize nonviolence and introduce nonviolent heroes like Jesus, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. It is not necessary to beat up a bully to win self-respect. 9 Ways You Can Help Your Kids Cope With Being Bullied 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z On Martin Luther King Day this year, he says, he explained to his son how African-Americans had been treated in the fight for civil rights. Michael Peña: ‘Scientology made me a better actor’ 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Lewis was one of the six main organizers — including the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior — of the Washington march, when King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. Civil rights leader John Lewis dies at age 80 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Family film "Monster Trucks" tanked when it debuted over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, while Ben Affleck's "Live by Night" and Martin Scorsese's "Silence" suffered moribund national expansions. Box Office: 'Hidden Figures' Prevails as 'Monster Trucks,' Ben Affleck's 'Live by Night' Bomb 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z “Julia” premiered mere months after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination and Lyndon Johnson’s signing of the Civil Rights Act in 1968. The symbolic power of Gina Torres's new drama "Pearson," right now 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Cost, in cents, of the 1999 Martin Luther King stamp commemorating his “I Have a Dream” speech for the Celebrate the Century series. African American history, as seen through letters and stamps 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z In April, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and cities across the country soon erupted. Dystopia, Apocalypse, Culture War: 2018 or 1968? 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z In closing, Murakami quoted Martin Luther King Jr. as saying in his speech that “Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.” Murakami plays antiwar songs on radio to protest Ukraine war 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Curry, the first African-American bishop of the Episcopal Church, quoted from Dr Martin Luther King and “There is a Balm in Gilead,” a spiritual sung by slaves during the Civil War. African-Americans hail UK royal wedding's nod to black history,... 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z If the artist had attempted to stage a living room set around the Lincoln Memorial or the Martin Luther King memorial ... sensitivities would have been aroused. Correction: Columbus Statue-Living Room story 2012-08-31T17:47:08Z "Selma," about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s staging of 1965's Selma-to-Montgomery march, did land among the eight best picture nominees and also nabbed a lower-profile nomination for original song. Oscars 2015: Diversity is the biggest nomination snub 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Nor will a conversation with Casablancas go far without a reference to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whose autobiography has become his ideological north star. ‘The essence of life is kind of a nostalgia anticipation sandwich’: Philosophy 101 with Julian Casablancas 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z A witness to civil rights marches and the upheaval caused by the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Gaines saw student protests quelled by police employing military-style tactics. How the dense grids of artist Charles Gaines took the ego out of art 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z A civil rights activist, she was the only woman to speak at the 1963 March on Washington before Martin Luther King’s famed “I Have a Dream” speech. Black artist Josephine Baker honored at France’s Pantheon 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z “We had an instant reaction — ‘Boy, a lot of kids got e-readers for Christmas,’ ” Mr. Anderson said, adding that another significant bump in sales occurred over the three-day weekend that included Martin Luther King’s Birthday. E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes, and Find Room in the Backpack 2011-02-05T02:27:13Z Daily, except Sundays, from noon to 6 p.m.; to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, but closed this Monday for Martin Luther King Day; 111 Amsterdam Avenue, at 65th Street, Lincoln Center, 917-275-6975, nypl.org/lpa. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 16-22 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z It fortified Martin Luther King, Jr. and others to face fire hoses, police dogs and death. Why did it take 10 years for America to leave Michael Jackson's Neverland? 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Welcome to Room 107 of the former Martin Luther King Elementary School, Madison Valley headquarters of Seattle JazzED, a nine-year-old nonprofit that provides jazz classes to kids from preschool to high school. Seattle JazzED has grown by leaps and bounds, providing jazz classes to kids who may otherwise not have access 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Second place was a tie between Dad and the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Class of KidsPost: Third-graders from Arlington Traditional School 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z She sees the good in the church that she helped to build and knows, just like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did, that her rewards aren’t here on earth, but rather are waiting in heaven. Coming around on Martin Luther King Jr.: My Grandma, the Black church and me 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z David Oyelowo, whose work as Martin Luther King Jr. was astonishingly good, wasn’t nominated for best actor. The Oscar nominations: Disappointment for ‘Selma,' and more snubs 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z “That was roughly 20 years after that incident in Memphis, and it was that historic moment that brought Martin Luther King to Memphis.” Inside Art: A Glenn Ligon at National Gallery; John Cage at MoMA 2012-11-15T23:35:19Z He was also a key figure in the civil rights movement, giving financial support to Martin Luther King Jr. and funding organizations like the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Belafonte: Blacks should participate in gun debate 2013-01-30T02:26:12Z Fresh off several Oscar nominations, Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” will likely rise to the top of the box office over the busy Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend. 'American Sniper' poised to pull in $50 million over four-day weekend 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z “In 1967, the year Thurgood Marshall joined the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas was in seminary school. But after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, a disillusioned Thomas terminated his training for the priesthood. Clarence Thomas says a Smithsonian exhibit about him is wrong. (It’s not.) 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z One of its leaders was a young pastor named Martin Luther King Junior. Protests have long been a powerful way to bring about change 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Through it all, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spurs him on as both adversary and like-minded crusader. The election is on everyone's mind as SCR presents 'All the Way' and 'District Merchants' 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Jackson, who met Mr. Cornelius when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was visiting Chicago, recalled the future host energetically describing how young blacks could appear on TV not in handcuffs or fighting. Don Cornelius, Host of ?Soul Train,? and His Muted Legacy 2012-03-09T23:44:45Z Footnotes refer back to Bible verses from Martin Luther King, Jr., and President Obama and other speakers. From Du Bois to Dr. Dre: A New Bartlett’s Celebrates Black Quotations 2013-11-18T18:30:34Z It ignores Martin Luther King going out of his way to call Nichelle Nichols and tell her not to quit “Star Trek” because having a black woman on TV who wasn’t a domestic servant mattered. Chris Rock’s Oscars didn’t “fight the power”: A night of crude jokes and cynical deflection is a poor way to show progress 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z It was back in 1958 that Dr. Martin Luther King declared, “When any society says that I cannot marry a certain person, that society has cut off a segment of my freedom.” Gay marriage’s real pioneers 2013-03-27T21:05:00Z Tyson made this vow in 1972, a few years after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at the dawn of the so-called Blaxploitation filmmaking boom that didn’t fulfill her. Cicely Tyson Kept It Together So We Didn’t Fall Apart 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z In July 1968, shortly after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil unrest that followed, Esquire ran an interview with James Baldwin. Bakari Sellers wanted his memoir to spark tough talks about race. We’re already in the middle of a conflagration. 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z “March” was inspired by “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story.” John Lewis marches on: “Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America” 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z If the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the civil rights movement's brightest star, Thurgood Marshall was its unsung hero. Wil Haygood's 'Showdown' explores Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court nomination fight 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z There are civil rights champions and abolitionists like Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe, alongside slave-owning presidents such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Trump's unhinged, tone-deaf list of "American heroes" is a fitting emblem of his presidency 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z A day after raising eyebrows with a tweet that conflated his social-media success with the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the actor issued a plainspoken mea culpa. Zac Efron Sorry For 'Completely Insensitive' MLK Day Tweet 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z It’s the application that his predecessor, J. Edgar Hoover, made to the Justice Department to wiretap the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., together with the approval granted by the Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. A Few Theories about Why James Comey Might Call Himself “Reinhold Niebuhr” on Twitter 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z DuBois, Malcolm X and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday at noon, Wednesday at 11 a.m., beginning at the northwest corner of 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, Harlem, 888-606-9255, bigonion.com. Around Town for Aug. 12-18 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z “The first thing I saw when I sat down was a painting — a portrait of Martin Luther King,” Straus remembers. Billy Martin: Washington’s go-to lawyer when you’re in trouble. Real trouble. 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z I am a friend of Martin Luther King and a mentee and so I had the right to say what I thought. Maya Angelou hosts Black History Month special 2012-02-02T07:32:19Z Angelou was also a prominent civil rights activist and a friend to Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Maya Angelou was a 'real original' 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z She worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was a friend to Malcolm X during his African sojourn, acted alongside Broadway thespians like James Earl Jones and was a confidant to novelist James Baldwin. Maya Angelou, a daughter of the South, a voice for us all 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z In the second section, “O King,” a slightly earlier work repurposed by Berio, the singers softly, unintelligibly enunciate the phonemes of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name, punctuated by instrumental stabs. Review: The Philharmonic Points a Trippy Kaleidoscope at the Past 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Shortly before the actor David Oyelowo began shooting the part of Martin Luther King Jr. in the new historical drama "Selma," he set out on a video-hunting mission. In 'Selma,' David Oyelowo digs deep to play Martin Luther King Jr. 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z He compared LaLanne to leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela because he inspired millions of people. Jack LaLanne eulogized in Calif as 'true saint' 2011-02-01T23:10:11Z They dance at times to text, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, recited backward. Bill T. Jones and Eiko Otake: Opposites Guided by ‘Too-Much-Ness’ 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z He considers a record album of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches the best gift he has ever received. In Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys,’ an idealistic black teen learns a harsh reality 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Famous quotes from iconic civil rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi are interspersed throughout the song. Hear Alicia Keys's 'We Gotta Pray' 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z But it was his association with the young Martin Luther King Jr., begun in 1956, that gave Belafonte the ballast he seemed to crave in life. Perspective | Harry Belafonte’s biggest hit? The song of freedom. 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z And a revival of his large-scale opus dedicated to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “ … as in a Cultural Reminiscence …” might also fit in Carnegie’s Zankel Hall space. Two Gems of June: Premieres at Carnegie Hall and Harlem School of the Arts 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z On April 4, 1968, a single gunshot killed civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. on a motel balcony in Memphis. Book excerpt: The untold story of MLK and RFK 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z I have studied the words and actions of Martin Luther King for decades. Lessons in resistance from MLK, the “conservative militant” 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z McCain’s father voted against establishing Martin Luther King Day as a federal holiday and also voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1990. "The View" spirals into chaos after Meghan McCain rages about Trump supporters being called racist 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Despite the shortened rehearsal time, the Beethoven concert on Friday was excellent, as was the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration the Sunday before. At 100, the Cleveland Orchestra May (Quietly) Be America’s Best 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; closed Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Spare Times for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-17T00:04:32Z One important aspect was Franklin’s ability to build bridges, particularly during the Civil Rights era, often alongside Martin Luther King Jr., played by Ethan Henry. In ‘Genius: Aretha,’ Respecting the Mind, Not Just the Soul 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z I once asked Martin Luther King about this — this matter of laughter in moments of adversity. Our most dangerous hike 2012-05-21T01:00:00Z Perhaps only two weeks after devoting an episode to reactions to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the producers felt devoting significant time to another moment of national mourning might feel repetitive. Mad Men recap: season six, episode seven – Man With a Plan 2013-05-15T22:00:00Z Here a schedule for the Martin Luther King Jr. and Seaside concert series in Brooklyn. Free Brooklyn Concerts, Thanks to Borough President 2010-07-15T22:18:00Z Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi FRI Music, readings, stories and multimedia presentation, 7:30 p.m. Community calendar 2012-01-11T22:32:04Z Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and the black churches of America led a civil rights movement that changed the country and impacted the world. Racism is “America’s original sin”: Unless we tell the truth about our history, we’ll never find the way to reconciliation 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Tom Jennings, the producer of the series, used the same technique successfully for a 2012 documentary about the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “MLK: The Assassination Tapes.” Review: ‘Lost Tapes’ Depicts Pearl Harbor as People Saw It Then 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z But in last week’s episode, Junior invoked Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous speech again, this time verbatim, at a post election healing rally at his school. You should be watching “Black-ish” with your kids 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z He also marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."There's something about the elderly and children... there used to be a little bit of respect,that seems to be gone," said Pfleger. $5K reward offered in priest beating 2011-12-07T20:58:00Z Eig’s monumental work, the first major biography of Martin Luther King Jr. in decades, challenges the image of him as a peaceful advocate of incremental change. 19 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Spring 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Oyelowo had been asked about the outrage over the fact that he wasn’t nomined for his widely celebrated role as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma.” David Oyelowo Says Academy Rewards Black Actors in Subservient Roles 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Mitchell founded DTH in 1969 after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. as a space for Black excellence and artistry. Perspective | Black women are finally shattering the glass ceiling in dance 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z He was with Martin Luther King Jr. aboard one of the first integrated bus rides in Montgomery, Ala., in 1956, and he was there when King lay in a funeral home in 1968. The Civil Rights Movement Photographer Who Was Also an F.B.I. Informant 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z During that talk she speculated that Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King Jr. hadn’t been a major focus of the project “apparently because they worked too closely with whites.” Perspective | Nikole Hannah-Jones isn’t done challenging the story of America 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z To promote her upcoming album Rebel Heart, Madonna posted fan-created artwork to her Instagram that featured Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela incorporated into her album art. 5 Times Madonna Has Bounced Back 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Since 1983, just 15 years after his death, the third Monday in January has been designated as a federal holiday in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. 7 Ways to Remember Martin Luther King in New York 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The Stax offices in Memphis were a regular target of threats; they were located around the corner from the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968. Booker T. Jones, Soul’s Ultimate Sideman, Takes the Lead at Last 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z In 2011, a chef at the university caused a spat by serving fried chicken and waffles, an African American culinary stereotype, to mark Martin Luther King day. Fraternity's blackface Jay-Z parody video fuels university racism storm 2013-04-26T18:59:00Z Walls are etched in black and white portraits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose “I Have a Dream” speech crackled over loud speakers. Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation 2013-05-21T22:15:00Z And the thing that finally put Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on the calendar? What does it take to create a holiday? It’s all politics. (But Stevie Wonder can help.) In 1968, as word of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spread, Washington neighborhoods — among them the 14th Street corridor — were wracked by riots. Perspective | Washington is now a cool city. That’s terrible news for American democracy. 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z I guarantee you that Martin Luther King and Jesus felt anger. Joaquin Phoenix: ‘There was a period when I wanted out. I wanted my life back’ 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z It was shot first at the Santa Barbara Plaza, an empty outdoor mall on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Crenshaw. 'Inherent Vice' goes for Los Angeles as state of mind rather than destination 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Six months later, he was dead – just after Martin Luther King’s assassination. How we made In the Heat of the Night 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z It is the birthplace, after all, of Martin Luther King Jr., the home of Tyler Perry Studios and where such as artists as Childish Gambino, Migos and Gucci Mane made their mark. The Blue Flame of ‘Hotlanta’ 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z “Aleck’s was probably as responsible as much as anything for Martin Luther King’s greatest speeches,” Young said. MLK’s booth at his go-to barbecue joint became a memorial. Then it disappeared. 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z The free festival coincides with both Martin Luther King’s Birthday and the library’s exhibition about Afrofuturism and diasporan art, “Unveiling Visions: The Alchemy of the Black Imagination.” Spare Times for Jan. 15-21 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Last year, an intern on the project noticed a reel-to-reel tape with a label that read “Martin Luther King Jr., Emancipation Proclamation Speech 1962.” Museums Special Section: Golden Age of Discovery ... Down in the Basements 2014-03-19T20:40:34Z Even after integration, many rinks kept blacks and whites separate by advertising special nights with coded names like “Soul Night” or “Martin Luther King Jr. Night.” And the Beat Goes On 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z The new film Selma looks at the marches led by Dr Martin Luther King Jr in Alabama amid fierce opposition as he tried to secure the right of African Americans to vote freely. Martin Luther King on the big screen 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Some refused, but many others — including the newly arrived 26-year-old minister at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Martin Luther King, Jr. — agreed. The amazing Rosa Parks story too few people still know 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z A man, 43, was shot in the arm about 8:20 p.m. in the 6400 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood on the South Side, Greer said. 2 dead, 7 wounded in separate South and West Side shootings 2012-04-15T13:25:00Z But surely there were many African American actors up to the challenge of playing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the film "Selma." Tony Awards 2015: Yet another British invasion of America 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Alberta Williams King, who became the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., was born in Atlanta in 1904. Review | ‘The Three Mothers’ honors the women who made Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Robinson’s brave efforts led Martin Luther King Jr to proclaim that Robinson “was a sit-inner before sit-ins, a freedom rider before freedom rides”. Ken Burns zooms in on Jackie Robinson: baseball great and civil rights hero 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z At his memorial in Washington DC, the statue of Martin Luther King is half finished. Eyes on the prize: on the civil rights trail in Washington DC 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was known to meet with organizers over the meal. Red Beans and Rice Feed New Orleans’ Soul 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z To observe the Rev Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, an interfaith Pittsburgh group traveled to Charleston, S.C.’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where nine African Americans were murdered in 2015 by a white supremacist. A club no one wants to join: How Pittsburgh is reaching out to comfort El Paso and Dayton 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The historical drama chronicling the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s campaign in 1965 to secure voting rights for blacks, will go wide on Friday. Box office: 'Hobbit' still No. 1, but 'Woman in Black 2' close behind 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z Then, in 1968, two awful events occurred within months of each other: the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. The soundtrack of the Sixties demanded respect, justice and equality 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Simone was a militant, an advocate of Black Nationalism who once repudiated the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence to his face. Here’s how Miles Davis and Nina Simone were alike and different 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated and there are protests in Chicago. ‘Mad Men’ and Its Love Affair With ’60s Pop Culture 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z This weekend: An award-winning drama about a transgender woman in Germany, a city-wide performance-art festival and a few ways to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Weekend Picks for Jan. 11-15: 'I Am My Own Wife,' ‘PST: Live Art LA/LA,' MLK Day and more 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z They also were masters of ceremonies at Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic 1963 March on Washington. Actress, civil rights activist Ruby Dee dies at 91 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z My dad was a bit shocked to see my sci-fi alter ego going straight into this Martin Luther King speech; it was pretty full on. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z The image of Martin Luther King, Jr., serves as a reminder, all the more urgently needed this year, that the march of progress can be made even in the face of forces pulling us back. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the Cover of The New Yorker 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z And he actually used Martin Luther King to support the idea. An architect of critical race theory: ‘We cannot allow all of the lessons from the civil rights movement forward to be packed up and put away for storage’ 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Allen laments that just the other day, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, of all days, there was a shooting down the street. Debbie Allen tackles gun violence, race relations in 'Freeze Frame' 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Martin Luther King Jr. became a genuine national figure in the fall of 1955. Kennedy and King: The remarkable intersection of two great lives 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Recalling her generation’s response, Ms. Williamson, who works as an independent consultant for marketing and business, said, “We got to see Martin Luther King’s dream, at least in cartoon form.” ‘Funky Turns 40’ Show Recalls a Seminal TV Moment 2014-03-19T17:25:11Z Peck’s film takes as its starting point Baldwin’s unfinished memoir on his friendships with three slain civil-rights leaders of the 1960s: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. 'We can't wait for Hollywood to change' - the directors reframing black history 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Both are now passionately committed to working together towards a "non-violent" resolution to the conflict, citing Martin Luther King and Gandhi as inspirational figures. Fighters turn to theatre to advocate Middle East peace 2010-07-22T16:46:00Z Martin Luther King's words constitute one of the most passionate political statements of the 20th Century, a source of inspiration in the quest for freedom in so many different countries around the world. King speech marked by BBC Radio 4 2013-08-27T08:45:33Z Jazz great Miles David was the subject of the first Playboy Interview, with the Q&A led by another African-American, Alex Haley, who also chatted up Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and Jim Brown. A Hugh Hefner Documentary: Airbrushed 2010-07-31T06:45:00Z It’s starting to happen, with venues staging works such as the rhythm-and-blues opera “I Dream,” based on the last days of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by black composer and writer Douglas Tappin. Seattle Opera’s ‘Aida’ spurs discussion of ways black people are misrepresented — or not represented — in opera 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z This fairly gruesome language is illuminated with still photographs of the killings of Martin Luther King, Jr.; Jack Ruby; and students at Kent State. USA Network Pulls 'Shooter'—But Would It Ever Have Been Appropriate? 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Even in the San Francisco version of the opera, there’s a flash-forward scene in which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. appears. The war that would not end: Race relations take the opera stage 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The story of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy is hard to tell because they left so few fragments of it behind. Book excerpt: The untold story of MLK and RFK 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Who Went Home: Tavis Smiley will have more time to write extremely heartfelt and personal inscriptions in everyone’s copies of Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Final Year. 'Dancing With the Stars': Results, Sia and Nico & Vinz 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z He was an early supporter of the Civil Rights Movement and marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. He was also named a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador in 1987. Belafonte to receive honorary Oscar 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Saturday; special opening for playing, build a gigantic Martin Luther King Jr. mural puzzle, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar 2012-01-11T22:32:04Z His mother named him after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and an uncle insisted he read the newspaper every day. Ex-2 Live Crew rapper runs for Miami-Dade mayor 2011-05-16T12:28:09Z We learn about Malcolm X and Martin Luther King in Black History Month, but who was the person capturing the image that you're looking at? Photographer Devin Allen on why "we need a renaissance" now 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z This will be Mecanoo’s first project in New York, and its third in the U.S.; the firm is currently renovating the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. New York Public Library Hires Mecanoo for $300 Million Renovation Project 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Norton and a daughter of Clarence B. Jones, a lawyer and confidant for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said that she and Mr. Simmons ran in the same social circles. Russell Simmons Faces New Rape Accusation in a First-Person Account 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Active in the 1960s civil rights movement, Kniss performed at benefits for a range of causes and played during the first celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday. Peter, Paul and Mary bassist Dick Kniss dies at 74 2012-01-27T20:22:10Z “Martin Luther King Jr., dressed as a young slave, sat in the choir’s first row, singing along,” Eig writes. The New Definitive Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z It’s understandable to want to channel Martin Luther King Jr.’s oratorical gifts when writing about him, but sometimes the metaphors strain. Children’s Books About Black History, Heavy on Biographies 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z He desegregated his events, which he called crusades, and invited a young Martin Luther King Jr. to appear with him in New York. Sarah Colt on Why 2021 Is the Right Time for a Film About Billy Graham 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z “Selma,” Ava DuVernay’s film about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 civil rights marches in that small Alabama town, is making the rounds among Oscar voters, who began casting ballots this week. 'Selma' to Be Screened Free in Selma 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z The first episode centers on the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. ‘Soundtracks’ on CNN: The Songs of History’s Most Significant Moments 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z David Oyelowo, who plays Martin Luther King, Jr. in her Best Picture nominee, is in talks to produce and star. Selma Director, Star to Reunite for Hurricane Katrina Love Story 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Here’s the jacket blurb he sent in for Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s “Why We Can’t Wait”: “This is a historic little book with which every American, Negro or white, ought to be familiar.” Thomas Merton and the Eternal Search 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, Michael Moore re-entered the conversation after first becoming a lightning rod when he criticized snipers on Twitter during Martin Luther King weekend. 'American Sniper' debate continues as trial in Chris Kyle death nears 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z “You have mostly — and I honor and respect them always — Martin Luther King and Malcolm X on the posters, but you don’t have the Altheias.” In ‘Small Axe,’ Steve McQueen Explores Britain’s Caribbean Heritage 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The film is about civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. “Selma” movie to film at Alabama Capitol on Friday 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z He protested when a South Carolina county refused to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and he helped lobby to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome. Pastor’s fight against KKK becomes movie that may aid battle 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Here are four children’s books we recommend this week, on explaining Black Lives Matter, understanding Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. and getting to know Harriet Tubman → Newly Published, From the World Trade Center to a Cheeto-Loving Crow 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Deep in the Vietnamese jungle, the men are seen listening to a radio broadcast reporting the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. What makes an American a patriot? Spike Lee has some answers 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Mom was raised in the same place and time as the wrongfully-executed Martinsville Seven, and was still there teaching in a segregated first-grade classroom the day Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered. In Search of Black Santa 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The sprawling complex, developed around the motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, traces slavery and the civil rights movement from the 17th century to the present. What to Do in Memphis 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Long before the Oscar-nominated "Selma" was championed as the first major motion picture about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., another film chronicled the civil rights leader's march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery. A prior journey across the bridge in 'Selma, Lord, Selma' 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z We see this manipulation annually with the popular remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Something similar often happens with Muhammad Ali. Telling Muhammad Ali's story in full: "What really struck me the most was how much humility he had" 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Mr Trump is certainly no Martin Luther King, but he knows how to leave an audience remembering what he said. Double-plus effective 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z That’s 10 years of chicks and bunies playing to perfection parts as varied as Marilyn Monroe, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., King Tut, the customers of “Nighthawks” and even themselves, hiding in plain sight. 10th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest opens! 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z At the center of the original #OscarsSoWhite debate was “Selma,” DuVernay’s film about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The Hashtag That Changed the Oscars: An Oral History 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z But she is just as well known for her activism, marching with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez. Q&A with Joan Baez: Even Taylor Swift thinks she’s cool 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z “Portrait of Dr. Howard Thurman,” of a civil-rights leader who influenced Martin Luther King Jr., reveals a strong, resilient soul against a turbulent sky and seascape. Peggy Strong retrospective raises more questions than it answers about her career 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z But this one, on what was once Hunter Street and is now Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, achieved fame because the man whom the street’s name honors used to eat there regularly. MLK’s booth at his go-to barbecue joint became a memorial. Then it disappeared. 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z MTV will air in black and white for twelve hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in an attempt to spark conversation about racial disparities in the U.S. MTV Will Air in Black and White on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z David Oyelowo, who gave a towering performance as Martin Luther King, was also snubbed. The Oscars might not be #SoWhite in 2017: These buzz-worthy performances could be game-changers 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z "Martin Luther King had a dream, and I think Waffle House was in it," musician John Mayer once apparently said in an interview with the restaurant's corporate magazine. The artistic allure of Waffle House, America’s most surprising culinary muse 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z “Such people as — if you believe it or not — Fidel Castro, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sam Cooke, all those people stayed at the Dunbar Hotel.” The voices of U Street’s ‘Black Broadway’ days are fading. Time to hit record. The state’s most recent proposal for social studies standards in public schools doesn’t mention the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or Rosa Parks. Charleston Needs That African American Museum. And Now. 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Smith spoke movingly before “Gandhi” about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But an attempt to connect a metaphor about the viaduct and the unemployed at a Pioneer Square mission didn’t work. Patti Smith bares her rebel soul at the Moore | Concert review 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z He also reported on Vietnam and civil rights, including a lengthy one-on-one interview with Martin Luther King, Jr. Veteran television newsman Sander Vanocur dies at 91 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z “There are a lot of people in Latin America who think he is cool. But that’s not cool. Cool is Ghandi. Cool is Martin Luther King Jr.” Essential Arts & Culture: 'The Encounter's' circular time, L.A. Phil's Icelandic time, Center Theater Group's anniversary time 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Inspiration, service and celebrations honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at events around the region this weekend. Workshops, marches and music celebrate MLK 2012-01-11T22:33:04Z The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and that voice of his, the endless people on the Mall, rallying and singing. Ailing, alone and 89. So how could Hilda Reynolds be joyous? 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z “It reminded me of when sometimes Martin Luther King Jr. would call me late at night and he would fall asleep, and then I would fall asleep,” Lewis told me. He’s a Hill staffer for Rep. John Lewis by day — and an award-winning graphic novelist by night 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z And in 1963 she sang as part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in which Martin Luther King made his famous I Have a Dream speech. Calm operatic voice for civil rights 2014-04-09T07:07:48Z Just two months earlier, Martin Luther King Jr. had been murdered in Memphis. Review | ‘The train was moving mournful slow’: Exhibit shows haunting photos of Bobby Kennedy’s final journey 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z “On Monday, there’s this national holiday called Martin Luther King Day,” Davidson explains.” Martin Luther King’s ghost learns what MLK Day is really about on “SNL” 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z He maintained a life insurance policy on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with Coretta Scott King as the beneficiary, because Dr. King didn’t believe he could afford it. Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z A meal at Huarachitos on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South starts with a huge, communal jar of pickled jalapeños and carrots to munch on as you mull over a lengthy menu. Huarachitos Mexican Taqueria: Excellent tacos and more in Southeast Seattle 2010-10-21T20:15:00Z Kingdom Day Parade Live coverage of the annual event in South L.A. saluting the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 11 a.m. Monday's TV highlights: 'Jane the Virgin' and more 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z As the country honors the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years after his assassination, this new documentary sheds light on the final chapters of his life. What’s on TV Monday: ‘King in the Wilderness’ and ‘The Good Karma Hospital’ 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z He renamed himself Imamu Ameer Baraka, “spiritual leader blessed prince,” and dismissed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as a “brainwashed Negro.” Activist author Amiri Baraka dead at 79 2014-01-09T23:19:00Z “It was a wedding inspired by Moses and Martin Luther King, by Miriam the Prophetess and Rosa Parks,” Rabbi Cohen-Kedem said. ‘Perfect Strangers’ Drawn to Each Other’s Worlds 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z MLK celebration, Federal Way: City-sponsored event includes speakers, musical and dance performances, recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Public Advocate Award recipients, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 8 ways to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day in King County 2011-01-14T19:44:03Z Five years later, the nation looked on in horror again as civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and later Kennedy's brother and U.S. Letters of grief to Jacqueline Kennedy brought to life in film 2013-09-22T18:10:31Z "I felt like we were joining the ranks of Martin Luther King." Protests give city trial run for summits 2011-10-17T03:33:00Z The museum was due to open in January, on the weekend after Martin Luther King’s birthday, but those plans were scrapped in December when officials recognized problems with the center’s humidity and temperature controls. International African American Museum Sets Opening for June After Sudden Delay 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Their heroes were Martin Luther King and Dorothy Day, whose Catholic Worker offered a moral critique of the country’s drive for wealth and comfort. My search for Creflo Dollar 2013-01-06T23:00:00Z His work during the civil rights era — he marched in Selma, and had been close to Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr. — was behind him too. Dick Gregory, a Humorist With Many Passions and a Singular Gift 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “He shouldn’t be up there with Martin Luther King,” one of the officers finally says of the Freddie Gray mural, a note of disgust in his voice. “He shouldn’t be up there with Martin Luther King”: A mural of Freddie Gray with the civil rights leader provokes disgust, on my ride-along with the Baltimore Police 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z President Obama's oratory has the same rhythms as Dr Martin Luther King's, and it sometimes seems that every speaker at a British political party conference has come as Winston Churchill. Craig Brown: The Lost Diaries 2010-10-01T23:05:00Z On Wednesday evening, SoulCycle posted on Instagram a lengthy letter from its interim chief executive, Sunder Reddy, promising to honor the company’s commitment to the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. On the Latest Boutique Fitness Playlist: Black Lives Matter 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z It sounds like we may disagree, but I felt like the show just struggled to incorporate this enormous moment of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in a way that made dramatic sense. ArtsBeat: Talking ‘Mad Men’: Was This the Worst Episode Yet? 2013-04-29T15:52:37Z “When Cassius Clay joined the Black Muslims and started calling himself Cassius X,” Martin Luther King charged, “he became the champion of racial segregation—and that is what we are fighting.” “They’ve got to kill me. They can’t afford to let me live”: Inside the amazing friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Anthony Mackie, who plays King in the film, revealed that he’s been asked to play the activist before, but that Schenkkan’s script was the first to portray the “Martin Luther King Jr that I knew.” Game of Thrones to return in April as HBO unveils new shows 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Tobin, a onetime teacher of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at Morehouse College, gave the family members a tour that captivated them with its rich account of the city’s history. In the Picture: Atlanta, Africa and the Past 2011-07-03T00:28:47Z Vivian, whom the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called “the greatest preacher ever to live.” Review | In C.T. Vivian’s memoir, a civil rights icon looks back at his life as a ‘nonviolent warrior’ 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Evanston was still an officially segregated city in 1958 when Martin Luther King spoke there about the Greek concept of agape, love for all humanity. Confessions of a reluctant gentrifier 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The campus straddles Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue; the west side is owned by the federal government, and the city owns the rest. 10 buildings you must see around the new boom-time Washington 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Related Topics: All-TIME 100, Music, , Populist Get this album Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z He referenced Martin Luther King Jr., whose words have been so repeated, so decontextualized by errant politicians, that they’ve become rhetorical armor. Perspective | Trump got his crowd and his fireworks, and peddled his fiction 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Khalid croons in the hymnlike “Wild Dreams,” as Burna Boy urges listeners to dream big but ends with a warning: “Remember Martin Luther King had a dream, and then he got shot.” Burna Boy Faces Success and Second Thoughts on ‘Love, Damini’ 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The students had a lot to say about Lee’s painful themes and arguments, which, among other things, dynamically put Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X into play. Why ‘Do the Right Thing’ Is Still a Great Movie 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z I adored Martin Luther King Jr. When he was murdered and taken away from us a landscape of light died within me that day. 50 Years After Dr. King’s Death, New Lessons for Today 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z The 42,000-square-foot, environmentally friendly museum features permanent galleries devoted to domestic and international rights struggles and houses the Martin Luther King Jr. papers owned by Morehouse College. 52 Places to Go in 2014 2014-01-10T05:00:00Z Martin Luther King Jr. famously said in 1963, “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” The Bible’s racist monstrosities: How the “word of God” has been — and still is — used to oppress 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Baez is recognized as a voice of her generation, an artist-activist who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s and later protested the Vietnam War. Kennedy Center Honors will stage almost a week of events celebrating Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and more 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z At this point, McElwee’s second citation of Martin Luther King cannot avail him. The real New Atheism: Rejecting religion for a just world 2013-12-14T19:00:00Z Perhaps among the greatest historic performative actions was the naming of streets after Martin Luther King. Monuments to Black lives have no value without justice and meaningful change 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z His artistic work includes “Prayers of the People,” an interdisciplinary work based on the writings of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and directed by Bill T. Jones. Louis Armstrong House Museum Hires a New Director to Guide Expansion Project 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z In the magazine, describing the influence of Ms. Steinem, Christine Stansell, a University of Chicago history professor, said she “was to the women’s movement what Martin Luther King Jr. was to civil rights: the galvanizer.” In the Woman?s Movement, Who Will Replace Gloria Steinem? 2012-03-17T00:33:53Z In Washington, D.C., meanwhile, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy and others were mounting a Poor People’s Campaign to bring attention to many of the same issues the Kerner Commission had highlighted. What the Tumultuous Year 1968 Can Teach Us About Today 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z This year’s nominations led Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith to announce on Martin Luther King’s Birthday that they would not be attending the ceremony. Oscars So White? Or Oscars So Dumb? Discuss. 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The Rockwell exhibit coincides with the historical society’s current exhibition, “Rebel Spirits: Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.,” which commemorates the 50th anniversary of their assassinations. Norman Rockwell’s Vision of F.D.R.’s Four Freedoms 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z This diorama, “I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. Addresses the Peeple” won the 2014 Washington Post Peeps Diorama Contest, chosen by the Post staff from a field of over seven hundred competitors. Peeps Dioramas and Their Surprisingly Long Prehistory 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z He also visited Peaches Restaurant, founded in 1961, where freedom riders and civil rights activists including Martin Luther King Jr. ate. Film explores African-Americans' unhealthy "soul food" habit 2012-12-27T17:01:21Z On a tour through Alabama, Pops heard Martin Luther King preach over the radio. She’s still taking us there: Mavis Staples soars again in late career 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Even as current-events discussions at our school were informed by Martin Luther King Jr.’s struggles for racial equality, we all seemed ironically oblivious to what was happening right on the playground. Brown like “them” 2012-07-06T20:25:00Z Originally opened in 1991, the museum was built around the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. Graceland aside, there’s a King-size array of attractions in Memphis 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The two were shot in the 6400 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood, police said. 8 shot, 2 fatally, on South Side 2012-05-11T10:40:00Z Though widely considered a strong Oscar contender for best picture and star David Oyelowo, who plays Martin Luther King Jr., the film received no SAG nominations. SAG Awards nominations begin to clarify season -- and yet they don't 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z I wanted to pay a visit to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial at the Civic Center, a spiky Modernist white crown designed by architect Harold L. Williams and completed in 1977. The runner's view of Los Angeles: Its landscape, its people, and the BBQ at mile 10 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z The germ of “The Transformation Suite” was born on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2011. Say you want a transformation? Composer Samora Pinderhughes searches for uncompromising unity through music 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z And today in fact, we're celebrating the anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Two months from now it'll be the anniversary of death of Bobby Kennedy, the Chicago riots. Emilio Estevez on making "The Public," a film about dignity, homelessness and libraries 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z People quote Martin Luther King: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” Emmylou Harris: ‘There are things I don't think we'll ever know the answers to’ 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Franklin sang at the funeral of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, as well as at the presidential inaugurations of Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies aged 76: AP 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Frank Church runs for president in 1976 – he’s most famous for running this hard-hitting congressional investigation of the CIA and the FBI … He found G-men – the heroes of Hollywood – spying on Martin Luther King. “Star Wars” got us ready for Reagan: “You suddenly have permission to think in very juvenile terms about how history works” 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z British actors in the mix include former Spooks star David Oyelowo, recognised in the best male lead category for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr in Selma. Birdman set to soar at Spirit Awards 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. often quoted the Bible — yet Americans tend not to hear about that today. Alveda King reveals how to be more like Martin Luther King Jr. in 2022 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z A half-century after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, this four-part series looks back at a turbulent year. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Fourth Estate’ and ‘The Break With Michelle Wolf’ 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Before the day’s end, one Brooklynite quoted from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”: “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor. It must be demanded by the oppressed.” Fur is under attack. It’s not going down without a fight. 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z On Martin Luther King’s Birthday, the organization is hosting a daylong “Make It/Take It,” with activities for girls ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 11. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-16T23:58:22Z Civil rights activists used the song frequently; it was sung by African-American children at school segregation protests in Mississippi and Louisiana, and by participants in Martin Luther King Jr.’s march on Detroit in 1963. ‘God Bless America’: 100 Years of an Immigrant’s Anthem 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z It was in this chair that he sat on April 4, 1968, the day the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Wendell Pierce: The First Time My Dad Gave Me ‘The Talk’ 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z “And right now, nothing seems more relevant to the current moment than the words of Martin Luther King.” MLK estate reaches publishing agreement with HarperCollins 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Oyelowo's lack of a nomination for his performance as Martin Luther King Jr. in 2014's "Selma" was a flashpoint in the backlash against the Oscars. Long-silent voices speak loudly at Toronto Film Festival 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Martin Luther King declared in 1963 that the civil rights movement had a mission to cash the promissory note of the American Revolution. “Cultural anxiety” is unpatriotic: America’s mission is for liberty and justice for all 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Oyelowo’s omission from last year’s list of nominees, following his much-praised performance as Martin Luther King in Selma, prompted a similar controversy. Charlotte Rampling finds herself outnumbered in Oscars diversity row 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Public Library, using shorthand for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, the dreary, well-worn, four-story central library two blocks west of Verizon Center. Meet the man who is turning D.C.’s library system into a national model 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z “Selma” is the story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s voting rights struggle that culminated with the march from Selma to Montgomery and enactment of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Principal photography begins on “Selma” movie 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Stephen Somerstein was a 24-year-old college student when he photographed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery, Alabama march that changed the course of civil rights in the United States. 'Freedom Journey' photo exhibit recalls 1965 civil rights march 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z “Trump, apparently was listening to Martin Luther King,” he said. Elijah Cummings endured two painful years. Soon he’ll be more powerful than ever. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Hollywood will get a virtual four-day weekend at the box office. Chastain films take top 2 spots at box office 2013-01-20T23:16:04Z But they talk about the Martin Luther King line, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." "The everyday guy can fight and sometimes win": ACLU doc goes inside four David & Goliath cases 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z The second, by Raoul Peck, is narrated by Samuel L Jackson and is based on an unfinished work by James Baldwin about civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. Fight the power: documentaries to unleash the activist in you 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Yet when the smoke cleared, the sheriff of the Martin Luther King holiday was a pale, thin actress virtually unknown two years ago. The Chastain Perfecta: Mama and Zero Score While Arnold Stands Down 2013-01-21T22:37:39Z Monday, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee hosts its 31st annual rally and march, one of the largest MLK holiday events in the nation. Many ways to honor Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend 2013-01-17T20:33:17Z So, no longer will CNN viewers be subjected to moments like the one in which Lord, a former Ronald Reagan aide, referred to Trump as “the Martin Luther King of health care.” Perspective | For fans of inane punditry, CNN’s double loss of Lord and McEnany is crushing 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Most recently, this happened after a Martin Luther King Day mailing. My Wife Wants to Buy a Gun. Help? 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Those slots included picture, director and actor-drama for David Oyelowo's turn in the film as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Golden Globe nominations 2015: 'Birdman,' 'Selma' among the top picks 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The film, currently playing on 19 screens in New York and Los Angeles, opens in the rest of the country January 9 — the week before the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. REVIEW: 'Selma': The Film of the Year — But 1965 or 2014? 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z As I write this, a mini foofaraw is unfoofing over whether “Selma,” the new movie about Martin Luther King Jr., misrepresents Lyndon Johnson’s role in passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Gene Weingarten: the Opie-Changey thing 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Ms. Davis reads from F.B.I. surveillance documents, while Kunstler says Malcolm X and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were planning to join forces shortly before Malcolm X was killed. | 'Seven Songs for Malcom X' and 'The Last Angel of History': ?Seven Songs for Malcolm X,? ?The Last Angel of History? ? Review 2011-10-09T22:32:47Z Playwright Katori Hall's fictional drama set in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on the night before the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began performances Sept. 'The Mountaintop' recoups its capitalization 2012-01-18T23:01:04Z I read everything I could get my hands on about Martin Luther King but I knew I wanted to avoid making him a conventional, almost sublime heroic figure. Oscars: Selma writer tells his side 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z A 20-year-old man was shot in the back on the 5500 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the Washington Park neighborhood about 1:15 p.m., police said. 14 wounded in shootings across Chicago 2012-01-06T07:04:00Z "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Beyond I Have a Dream": Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech focuses on his dream of racial equality. 'When I Rise' one of many TV shows celebrating Black History Month 2011-02-04T20:15:04Z Listen to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose important speech “Beyond Vietnam” is quoted at the film’s end. Vietnamese Lives, American Imperialist Views, Even in ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Documentary finds contemporary echoes in FBI’s persecution of Martin Luther King Jr. Perspective | Cicely Tyson embodied what it takes to be a great actor: Instinct and intention 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z As Lee spoke, a camera zeroed in on Ava Duvernay, the director of best picture Oscar nominee "Selma," about civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. NAACP Image Awards: Diversity, politics and a stunning 'Selma' snub 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z He stood with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for freedom and social justice. Review: For Muhammad Ali, an Endless Round of Books 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z He interviewed legends of the 20th century like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Che Guevara, and palled around with Robert F. Kennedy. Pete Hamill ‘Ain’t Done Yet’ 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Movements are bigger than the headliners; behind every Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King is an army of Georgia Gilmores. A Cooks Tour: 3 Picture Books About Famous Foodies 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z And then a man named Martin Luther King is coming to Oakland Auditorium to speak. Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers: ‘You cannot fight racism with racism. You have to fight it with solidarity.’ 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z “Not my family,” King replied, clarifying that Roberts was referring to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. It’s true, Martin Luther King Jr. paid the hospital bill when actress Julia Roberts was born 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z At Martin Luther King Middle they’re outsiders, and both of them are desperate to get even farther outside. Bridging the Racial Divide in a Middle School Friendship 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Woodson also referenced Martin Luther King Jr.'s maxim that “people should not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Jacqueline Woodson will be America's next National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z It makes sense that Belafonte is appearing just before Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Harry Belafonte still singing song of social justice 2013-01-14T21:16:10Z At a time when there is so much stress, strain, and strife in the world around us, how can Americans be more like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in early 2022 and well beyond? Alveda King reveals how to be more like Martin Luther King Jr. in 2022 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Similarly, Shenk's book works to transform even famously lonely figures — Rainer Maria Rilke, Emily Dickinson, Martin Luther King Jr. — into one side of a duet. Joshua Wolf Shenk argues for the dynamism of duos in 'Powers of Two' 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Malcolm X was born in 1925, four years before Martin Luther King, Jr. The Misconception about Baby Boomers and the Sixties 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Martin Luther King Jr.’s children called the museum with an intriguing invitation. Why no major Martin Luther King Jr. artifacts will be at the new African American museum 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z He played the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a school production when he was 10. Lee Thompson Young, Detective on TV, Dies at 29 2013-08-20T02:51:06Z The Martin Luther King Jr. biopic "Selma" was the second most popular choice with 8 percent. And the winner is...'American Sniper': Reuters/Ipsos Oscars poll 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Hours: Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; until 5:30 p.m. on Sundays, and until 5 p.m. on Martin Luther King Day; 792 Eastern Parkway, at Kingston Avenue, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, 718-907-8833, jcm.museum. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 16-22 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Officials had planned the museum’s opening for the weekend of Jan. 21, after Martin Luther King’s Birthday; however, they now expect the inauguration ceremony to occur sometime within the first six months of next year. International African American Museum Delays Opening 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z It may be diverting, even important, to consider how Ava DuVernay’s portrayal of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Johnson did or didn’t hew to the historical record in “Selma.” After 100 years, we still don’t know how to actually watch a movie 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Harris also walked into the audience, engaging Oyelowo, who was not nominated for his leading role as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in "Selma." Oscars 2015: Diversity onstage stands in stark contrast to nominees 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Another top drama contender to suffer disappointment was the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic "Selma," which made history with the first nomination for best director for an African American woman. 'Boyhood' prevails in Golden Globes that may alter Oscar race 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z The producers of a stage adaptation of a book he wrote about Martin Luther King, “Death of a King,” scrapped the production just as it was about to begin a 40-city tour. Most famous men accused of sexual misconduct have been lying low. Not Tavis Smiley. 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Whitten’s own impressive, rough, painterly swabs in “Martin Luther King’s Garden” from 1968 didn’t set him apart from artists he considered father figures. Revealing Jack Whitten’s Secret Self 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The Republican Party will also claim that they are the “party of Lincoln” and thus the true heirs and defenders of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and the broader Civil Rights movement. From Martin Luther King Jr. to Donald Trump: In many ways, the civil rights hero saw this coming 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Across the street is LaGuardia High School, known for its music and performing arts programs, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex, which houses six high schools. Lincoln Center, Seeking New Audiences, Plans to Remake Its West Edge 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Avatar then stormed back to take the Saturday crown, $17.2 million to $11.8 million, and, according to studio estimates, will easily win the first three days of the Martin Luther King. 2010-01-17T22:10:00Z So yes, Martin Luther King was used to suffering, but this — this was different. The “macroethics” of Martin Luther King Jr.: When he spoke out against the Vietnam War even his supporters deserted him — here’s how he endured 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Still, walking the block, I had visions of their restoration, a rural Chinese version of Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue, the neighborhood surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthplace. Looking for a Gold-Rush Town Named Chinese Camp 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Last year’s group at least had “Selma,” centered on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here’s a complete list of the Oscar nominees. Oscar Nominations 2016 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z She sang at the March on Washington in August 1963, the day the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Remembering Odetta, Whose Powerful Voice Met a Profound Moment 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and on Martin Luther King’s Birthday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Spare Times for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-17T00:04:32Z In the wake of the flood, and the infrastructure that failed them, I wondered how our people conceived of the Promised Land that Martin Luther King spoke of. My search for Creflo Dollar 2013-01-06T23:00:00Z The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., more than most civil rights leaders, understood the singular role that television played in documenting the brutality of racial violence on African-Americans and eliciting sympathy from white viewers. Seeing Martin Luther King Jr. in a New Light 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Fellow Atlanta ministers, who preach in the humble tradition of Reverend Martin Luther King, rib Dollar for commercializing Christ. My search for Creflo Dollar 2013-01-06T23:00:00Z There were reports from the famous uprisings that rocked Watts, Newark, Detroit and other urban centers, including more than 100 that erupted after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968. Unearthing the Roots of Black Rebellion 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z But, long before Havel formulated the “power of the powerless,” Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., showed that the coöperative action of self-aware individuals can be a formidable force. Václav Havel’s Lessons on How to Create a “Parallel Polis” 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z In short, Martin Luther King, Jr., refused to sell his soul for a mess of pottage. “His dream was for all poor and working people to live lives of decency and dignity” 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z One great place to start is Digital Commons, on the first floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in the District. How to paint kitchen cabinets 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z He was Martin Luther King Sr. “I had expected to vote against Senator Kennedy because of his religion,” Daddy King said. How Martin Luther King Persuaded John Kennedy to Support the Civil Rights Cause 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z I also read a biography about Martin Luther King Jr., written for children. Malala Yousafzai: By the Book 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Regardless of whether she and the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic collect honors, DuVernay made history as the first African-American woman to be nominated for best director in the 72 years of the Globes. 'Selma' director makes history before awards are bestowed 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z You show footage of Martin Luther King, of Black Lives Matter protests around the world. "Sound of the Police" filmmaker tells his son, "No good can come from a police encounter" 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z “They never thought about it until Martin Luther King,” he replied. A Muslim American’s Homecoming: Cowboys, Country Music, Chapatis 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z A departing Goldman Sachs quoted Martin Luther King: “Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty. We are free at last.” ‘Young Money’: the grueling world of Wall Street analysts 2014-04-02T23:45:47Z There's a hand-painted ceramic jelly mould dedicated to Martin Luther King, a collection of replica glass apples, and a siren song produced by malfunctioning strip lights. This week's new exhibitions 2011-01-01T00:05:47Z The chapter is regarded as one of the most emotional and intense of the civil rights struggle, and further cemented Martin Luther King as its figurehead. Oprah Winfrey to play activist in Martin Luther King movie Selma 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z In “The Sword and the Shield,” Peniel E. Joseph shows that Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were more alike than history remembers. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z An actor depicting Martin Luther King Jr. - Gandhi's spiritual heir - stands at an elevated podium at the rear with his back to us, gesturing while he delivers a speech. Glass' meditation on Gandhi returns to Met 2011-11-06T17:45:13Z Another major player is Martin Luther King, who struggles to steer a clear line between conservative and militant elements in his own movement. Bryan Cranston going All the Way with Lyndon Johnson movie 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Ava DuVernay became the first black woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe for best director Thursday for "Selma," her drama about Martin Luther King Jr. Golden Globe nominations 2015: For timely 'Selma,' 4 nods 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z We drove past liquor stores and carryout joints along Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. I gave a famous rock star a windshield tour of D.C. — and didn’t know who she was 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z As the rapper discussed how the film, which chronicles Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight to break down barriers blocking black voters, “awakened my humanity,” Teigen, 29, got emotional — and spawned a new meme. Memes of Chrissy Teigen Crying at the Golden Globes Are Now a Thing 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z He photographed his famous friends on and off the set and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama. Arts & Leisure Preview: Dennis Hopper, Riding Out the Ups and Downs 2010-04-07T15:37:00Z In 1961 she worked for a time as northern co-ordinator for Martin Luther King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference, then followed a South African freedom fighter, Vusumzi Make, to Cairo, where she became a journalist. Obituary: Maya Angelou 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z I think that’s too cynical: From creative artists to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., dreams have long been the language inspiring communal goals and more equitable policies. A Salzburg Festival Rich With Dreams and Power 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Basic to the liberal creed, for example, is the idea, as Barack Obama liked to say, echoing Martin Luther King Jr., that the arc of history bends toward justice. How Racism Is Destroying America 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z The National Park Service is waiving fees this weekend for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday and on several other dates this year, the Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, recently announced. In Transit: National Parks are Free This Weekend 2011-01-12T21:58:06Z Photos of a civil rights march, taken in Alabama in 1965, include portraits of the Reverend Martin Luther King. 'Lost' Hopper prints go on show 2012-09-20T09:30:25Z As an artist, Mr. Delsarte made his mark on Atlanta as well, most notably with a 125-foot-long mural commissioned by the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs for the Martin Luther King Jr. Natatorium. Louis Delsarte, a Muralist of the Black Experience, Dies at 75 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z It speaks of his decision not to march with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham in 1963, and of his unlikely friendship with the future Black Panther Party leader Stokely Carmichael. Books of The Times: A Controversial Figure; Hold the Controversy 2010-10-12T17:03:00Z I got a biography about Harriet Tubman for kids, one about Martin Luther King Jr., a picture book that mentions slavery and how black people could be sold “like a sack of potatoes.” Five famous parents on how they handle racism, mental illness and other tough topics with their kids 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z “I wasn’t down there on the front lines with Martin Luther King, or preparing myself with the Black Panthers,” he told Ebony magazine in 1993. Al Freeman Jr., Actor Prominent in Civil Rights Era, Dies at 78 2012-08-15T04:14:02Z But it will only be powered up on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and, this week, on Martin Luther King Day. Chris Burden's new work: art imitating the future 2012-01-14T16:35:15Z The service affiliated with the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez documented 15 earthquakes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all in the same area. Puerto Rico welcomes visitors despite recent earthquakes 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Last year, “Ride Along” was No. 1 over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. 'American Sniper' poised to pull in $50 million over four-day weekend 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z In 1968, she was helping the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. organize the Poor People’s March in Memphis, Tennessee, where the civil rights leader was slain on Angelou’s 40th birthday. Private memorial service set for poet Maya Angelou 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z His acclaimed performance as Martin Luther King Jr. in "Selma" was years in the making, cycling through numerous iterations and directors. Oyelowo brings 2 inspiring tales from Africa to Toronto 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z They took out everyone around him, Martin Luther King, they killed Malcolm. Telling Muhammad Ali's story in full: "What really struck me the most was how much humility he had" 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z After the murder of Martin Luther King in 1968 and the riots that led to a decade of inner-city blues, black businesses daubed Soul Power on their shutters to save their shops. When the going gets tough, Aloe Blacc gets going 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z She grew up in Memphis, Tenn., the setting for her play “The Mountaintop,” a fictional interpretation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s final night alive. ‘P-Valley’: How Katori Hall Made a Progressive Show About Strippers 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Society was coming apart at the seams after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, over the war in Vietnam and urban uprisings across the country. To fight the status quo, the activists of 1968 harnessed the power of fashion 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z She relays an anecdote about Martin Luther King Jr. confiding in her that he was as a Trekkie. ‘The Transfiguration of Benjamin Banneker’ Review: An Unwieldy Ride 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z This separates it from Marxism and also Martin Luther King Jr., whose demands for equal rights largely fell “within the framework of the Enlightenment.” Speaking Truth to Both the Right and the Left 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z “It was kind of fun to write a Martin Luther King speech,” he says. The war that would not end: Race relations take the opera stage 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z This was a man who had spoken at rallies alongside Martin Luther King Jr., was a contemporary of Medgar Evers and Malcolm X, and emerged a survivor among these slain dreamers. The Black American City That Almost Came to Be 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The 87-year-old was a prominent civil rights campaigner and friend of Martin Luther King Jr, who he helped financially support during his fight against segregation. Belafonte handed honorary Oscar 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z He regularly stood side by side with Martin Luther King Jr., capturing many candid moments. Graceland aside, there’s a King-size array of attractions in Memphis 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The work and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. are also discussed in detail. Maya Angelou hosts Black History Month special 2012-02-02T07:32:19Z He’s been working on a memoir titled “Bending Toward Justice,” a reference to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. quote: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” A generation of LGBTQ advocates hopes the clock isn’t ticking backward 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Virginia, antisemitism, learning disabilities, the Vietnam War, the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. and progressive education would seem overstuffed. Jewish Pride, and Prejudice, in Veera Hiranandani’s New Middle Grade Novel 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Prices and demand drop before and after peak travel weekends, such as the holiday weekend for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Perspective | When is the best time to book your vacation? 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z “He was an ordinary kid,” said Marty Smith, a park ranger at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, where he leads tours of the six-bedroom home where King grew up. What was Martin Luther King Jr. like as a child? A prankster and ‘an ordinary kid.’ 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The entire civil rights movement had grown to a good three, three and a half pages — now with Martin Luther King and everything. My one black friend 2012-07-04T16:00:00Z Inside the chapel, behind the podium, is a four-foot cross made from bricks from the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. At Ontario Underground Railroad Sites, Farming and Liberty 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z They often opened for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. when he was speaking at rallies. She’s still taking us there: Mavis Staples soars again in late career 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Children everywhere rehearsed familiar narratives about how after enduring years of racist oppression, valiant African-American women and men like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. peacefully demanded and secured equal rights. Rosa Parks’ activism wasn’t limited to a Montgomery bus 2013-03-15T16:57:00Z "If the artist had attempted to stage a living room set around the Lincoln Memorial or the Martin Luther King memorial ... sensitivities would have been aroused," he added. NYC Columbus statue enveloped by living room 2012-08-22T12:24:10Z “Anyone who knows anything about history understands that tactically and morally, Geller’s provocative Muhammad Cartoon Contest was no different than Dr. Martin Luther King’s landmark march from Selma to Montgomery,” one staffer wrote. Bannon molded Breitbart into a far-right sledgehammer. How it will be wielded in the Trump era? 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Ava DuVernay's historical drama "Selma" marches into theaters this Christmas as the first major Hollywood film to focus on Martin Luther King Jr. and his accomplishments. 'Selma' a vivid historical drama and a timely reminder, reviews say 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Vivian — who had been Martin Luther King’s field general — told her when she started her job: “When you ask people to give up hate, you have to be there for them when they do.” What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In? 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z “I believe this march will go down as one of the greatest struggles for freedom and dignity in the nation’s history,” read the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., carved on white stone. Perspective | Competing monuments in the cradle of the Confederacy and the Civil Rights movement 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z “It is not enough for people to be angry,” said Martin Luther King; the “supreme task” of a leader “is to organise and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force”. The age of rage: are we really living in angrier times? 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z “The arc of the moral universe is long,” Martin Luther King Jr. famously asserted, “but it bends toward justice.” How a Racist Sheriff Railroaded a Disabled Teenager and Got Off 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z “Praying for Regina King. She needs all the grace and light that can flow her way right now,” tweeted Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. Regina King’s son, musician Ian Alexander Jr., dies at 26: ‘A bright light who cared so deeply’ 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z In 1960, he was elected city treasurer in Gardena and in the early 1970s he was appointed to the board for the newly built Los Angeles County Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital. Bruce Kaji dies at 91; Japanese American National Museum founder and Little Tokyo pioneer 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Ms. Vaughn first approached the project a few years ago as a program for Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Spare Times Listings for Children for March 6-12 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z On a rainy afternoon — Martin Luther King’s Birthday, to be exact — I went to the exhibition at the Heinz center. Pittsburgh’s Underground Railroad, Preserved and Not 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z You know, if you notice, in the photographs I made of Martin Luther King, Jr., I didn’t make my presence known to him. “I’m an Outsider on the Inside”: An Interview with Bruce Davidson 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z For most kids, Martin Luther King Jr. Day means a day off school. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is about service. Here’s how kids can participate. 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z In the center is a huge painting of Freddie Gray’s face; on the left Martin Luther King Jr. is depicted marching with a group of protesters, and on the right, Freddie Gray’s family also marches. “He shouldn’t be up there with Martin Luther King”: A mural of Freddie Gray with the civil rights leader provokes disgust, on my ride-along with the Baltimore Police 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Clarence Jones, a speechwriter and friend to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., concurred. Stirring Others to Action With Civil Rights Films 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z But as a mother of the church in Montgomery, Alabama, famously told Dr. Martin Luther King during the bus boycott, even though my feet were tired, my soul was rested. The power of “we”: Martin Luther King, the March on Washington, and the birth of Moral Mondays 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z In 1968, a year when the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ignited the tinder that was American race relations, Ms. Teer issued something of a cultural manifesto. A Cultural Anchor in Harlem Is Threatened by Debt 2011-01-31T20:57:15Z When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at a civil rights rally in Los Angeles in 1963, Mr. Wasser was there. Julian Wasser, the ‘Photographer Laureate’ of L.A., Dies at 89 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2018, he officially launched Spergo with 16 shirts that he sold to friends and family. Teen entrepreneur Trey Brown willed his clothing line into reality. Now Spergo has arrived in D.C. 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z At the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, he accompanied Odetta, who sang the traditional gospel song “I’m On My Way,” shortly before the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., faced the crowd. Farewell to the Tambourine Man 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z This is the first new federally recognized holiday since Congress approved Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. This Juneteenth, "Atlanta" will give you all the insights you need on how America co-opts a holiday 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z In mid-2003, Ornstein and Weber began writing about problems at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, a public hospital near Los Angeles with a troubling history of poor patient care. Why can’t medicine seem to fix simple mistakes? 2012-07-24T16:57:00Z Film did impressive business, grossing an estimated $11.2 million from 1,543 theaters over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend for a total of $46.7 million and placing No. 4. Films to see box office bounce after Golden Globes 2011-01-17T21:03:24Z Martin Luther King Jr. was leading his "Poor People's Campaign" when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968. Tavis Smiley, Cornel West bring poverty-awareness tour to Seattle 2012-04-18T22:35:07Z Martin Luther King III was the first speaker. We Day event encourages youth to make a difference in the world 2014-03-22T03:05:12Z A 1991 Guggenheim fellowship led to some of the earliest compositions of his that have been recorded: “Chamber Concerto No. 3” and “Prayer: In Memoriam Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” both from 1992. David Sanford’s Music Has Flown Under the Radar. It Shouldn’t. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Tennon’s first public performance was at 14, when he performed the I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr in a school assembly. 'The voice of the voiceless': how Viola Davis and Julius Tennon are changing the face of Hollywood 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King — After the Election, a ‘Whole Foods Democrat’ Returns to Church 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z On one side, Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue are rife with vacant buildings and lots surrounded by barbed wire. Can D.C. build a $45 million park for Anacostia without pushing people out? 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z To lose Martin Luther King, Jr., and two months later, to lose . Robert F. Kennedy and Mr. Rogers: Two icons of masculine empathy sorely missed today 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z “I understand what you’re saying,” I said, trying to weigh my words carefully, “but how can we discount the role religious beliefs played in motivating the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi?” Toxic atheism drives people apart 2012-10-21T16:00:00Z In 1965, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally from Roxbury, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Boston, to the Boston Common. In Boston, ‘The Embrace’ Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z On a recent morning she was working her way through the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Strength to Love.” Kimbra?s Road From New Zealand Leads to a U.S. Tour 2012-05-21T16:29:26Z He performed at some of Brown’s most important concerts, including at the Boston Garden following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and for United States service members in Vietnam. Clyde Stubblefield, the ‘Funky Drummer’ for James Brown, Dies at 73 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z He currently lives near the Martin Luther King Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library and stops by often. Hanif Abdurraqib, Tom Lin receive Carnegie literary awards 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z He commissioned Susan Sontag’s dispatch from Hanoi at the height of the Vietnam War, and James Baldwin’s ruminations on race in America after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As Men Are Canceled, So Too Their Magazine Subscriptions 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z But like Martin Luther King Jr. warned us about the ideals of progressivism, there is no inherent logic to change being better, to something different being more edifying and transcendent. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Brannon likened the effort to the long-distance marches led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights era. Occupy protesters plan march from NYC to DC 2011-11-08T18:43:13Z President Obama’s remarks at the opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington celebrated King’s vision of unity. New Faces, New Places, as Boston Gets Revitalized 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z After Brown performed in Mississippi, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “This is black power, baby.” ‘Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown,’ on HBO 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z But I soon realised that the man who had made it necessary to pass the legislation so urgently was Martin Luther King. Oscars: Selma writer tells his side 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Franklin sang at the funerals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahalia Jackson, and also at Obama's inauguration in January 2009, an outdoor performance in sub-freezing temperatures. Madonna slammed for paying tribute to Aretha Franklin with long story about herself 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z It includes footage of concerts, news reports, sports matches, stars like Beyoncé and speeches by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama. Mark These Dates: A Wave of Art Is Coming Your Way 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z They were nearly left off the official program for the 1963 March on Washington, at which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his landmark “I Have a Dream” speech. Fifty years later, spotlight shines on civil rights icon Amelia Boynton Robinson 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z “Now 1993 is as long ago as the Civil Rights Act was in 1993,” reads one; another says, “Martin Luther King’s ‘I had a dream’ speech was 27 years prior to 1990. Wolfgang Tillmans: Older, Wiser, Cooler 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should pump some life back into theaters when “Glass,” a sequel to both “Unbreakable” and “Split,” debuts on Jan. 19. Box Office: 'Aquaman' swims to third straight victory, nears $1... 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z The art form was born after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated and riots swept through Memphis over four days in April of 1968. Black joy: The power and politics of Go-Go music in the era of Black Lives Matter 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z But in the films’ efforts to imply a satisfying arc to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s moral universe, they end up endorsing nearly as much magical thinking as Marvel’s cinematic one. The Unreality of Racial Justice Cinema 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z She sang at the funeral for Rosa Parks in 2005, and at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in 2011. Perspective | Aretha Franklin’s voice was the sound of an America we’re still trying to become 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z In his 20s, as lay director of information for the Unitarian Universalist church, he marched with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Ala., while wearing a steel leg brace. Review: ‘True South’ Illuminates the Man Behind ‘Eyes on the Prize’ 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The president agreed, though he specified that they see Martin Luther King last, after the southern officials and businessmen, and after the bill had gone up. Book excerpt: How Birmingham shaped MLK’s civil rights’ struggle 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z It came 53 years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, also on the Mall. Bridging past and present, the African American Museum opening is a dynamic celebration 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z The first studio film to center on Martin Luther King Jr., "Selma" was the big winner with the AAFCA, claiming four awards. 'Selma' named top film by African American Film Critics Assn. 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z “He was upset about the death of Martin Luther King,” Clark later testified. Book excerpt: After MLK death, RFK 'poured his heart out' 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z My mother was pregnant with me at the time of the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and Bobby Kennedy – those events imprinted on her and, therefore, on me. What women want: a vivid portrait of female lives around the world 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z My fiancé and I were in Denver during Martin Luther King weekend and, unfortunately, walking is just not an option in Colorado. Don't Make This Mistake When You Rent a Car 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z “True Blood” raised Mr. Ellis’s profile in the industry and he soon began to get roles in Hollywood films like Lee Daniels’s “The Butler,” in which he played the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Nelsan Ellis, ‘True Blood’ Actor, Dies at 39 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z The registry is adding Kennedy’s recorded speech after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination — two months before Kennedy was killed. Songs by Jay-Z, Lauper being added to Recording Registry 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z “I am a friend of Martin Luther King and a mentee and so I had the right to say what I thought. That’s all.” Maya Angelou, the nation’s wise woman 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z A few years later Martin Luther King too was assassinated. Obituary: Maya Angelou 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z UBI isn’t Yang’s idea; he’s quick to credit Martin Luther King Jr., who floated it as a radical means of eradicating poverty. The surprising, enduring relevance of Andrew Yang and his ideas 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Martin Luther King III, son of the slain civil-rights leader, said, “Our most precious resource is you, our children.” Stars shine at We Day, inspire students to change the world 2013-03-28T17:40:35Z Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr. compelled us to imagine — and work for — a nation of fairness, equality and justice, I must strip the innocence from my son forever. Facing a moment of anguish — and hope — before ‘The Talk’ 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Why it took so long for a Martin Luther King Jr. picture to be made is a mystery. Glen Campbell's 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You' in tight original song race 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The players were tasked with memorizing and reciting speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., and they performed in churches and other community venues across the nation. With the movie ‘Till,’ Mamie Till-Mobley’s quest to educate the world about her son’s lynching march 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z "It needs to be more than just roles like Martin Luther King, more than just roles we get to play because Ryan Gosling literally can't play them." In 'Selma,' David Oyelowo digs deep to play Martin Luther King Jr. 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Hall's The Mountaintop, an 80-minute period piece about Martin Luther King's final night before his assassination, had registered relatively little buzz. Katori Hall: 'I've had two hours sleep!' 2010-03-23T21:30:00Z Historic Honeymoon The bride and groom planned a “civil rights honeymoon” in Charleston, S.C., to dovetail with their Martin Luther King Day ceremony. Bound by Their Boston Neighborhood 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z During those years, Wonder also was urging lawmakers to honor the memory of the late Martin Luther King Jr. by establishing a national holiday in King’s name. Meet the hippie and the beatnik who orchestrated D.C. aural history 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z “As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression,” he raps, invoking the ghosts of Mandela, Huey Newton, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Michael Jackson. Kendrick Lamar on His New Album and the Weight of Clarity 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Oprah Winfrey is to take a role in Selma, a forthcoming film about Martin Luther King and the US civil rights movement, which she is also producing. Oprah Winfrey to play activist in Martin Luther King movie Selma 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Last night, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” invited on activist DeRay McKesson to discuss the current state of the civil rights movement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Stephen Colbert’s radical vulnerability: Talking frankly about race could be a game-changer for his moderate white audience 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Ballou, now 89, was there as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s first personal secretary. More than an assistant: The story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s first secretary 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z He was there when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis and riots erupted along Seventh Street. Inside an eccentric mogul’s quest to save D.C.’s most distinctive buildings 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z To quote the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., “In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Did a lesbian couple bully Christian innkeepers over the right to marry on their farm? 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z He and Odetta performed Aug. 28, 1963, at the March on Washington, just before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Bruce Langhorne, Guitarist Who Inspired ‘Mr. Tambourine Man,’ Dies at 78 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Jr. was baptized and served as a pastor; the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change; and the visitor center. Finding Inspiration for a Civil Rights Museum 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Oyelowo, who is based in the United States, toiled in smaller roles before landing the part of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 civil-rights drama “Selma.” Samuel L. Jackson and Others on Black British Actors in American Roles 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Here are a few last-minute suggestions for marking Martin Luther King Day. 8 ways to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day in King County 2011-01-14T19:44:03Z Rogers’s show premiered in a notably dark and violent year in American history, and in the aftermath of the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, he recorded a special program for parents. How Mister Rogers became a timeless oracle of parenting wisdom 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z He used to run home from Sunday church service to lie on the floor and listen to Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches on his transistor radio. Elijah Cummings endured two painful years. Soon he’ll be more powerful than ever. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z I’m making the distinction that Martin Luther King did: you don’t have to like them, but you have to love them. Jane Fonda Is Paying Close Attention 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Here’s a room-size re-creation of the Birmingham jail cell that held Martin Luther King Jr., surrounded by six concrete Dobermans. House Proud: Joe Minter’s African Village in America 2013-04-24T22:17:36Z The talent announcements are part of the specifics beginning to emerge for the festivities planned over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Beyonce, Clarkson to perform at Obama inauguration 2013-01-09T14:53:10Z At a time when the name of Martin Luther King was on everyone’s lips, Kennedy never mentioned it that day. Book excerpt: After MLK death, RFK 'poured his heart out' 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; also open on Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Spare Times for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-17T00:04:32Z A number of events are being held in the city this month, including a visit from Mr Martin Luther King III, son of the murdered US civil rights leader. Liverpool prepares to mark Slavery Remembrance Day 2012-08-08T06:00:00Z Friday; Medieval Merriment activities throughout the month; Martin Luther King Jr. Day, learn about Dr. King and his "I have a dream" speech, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar 2012-01-11T22:32:04Z There will never be another Martin Luther King Jr., but Jesse Jackson was certainly waiting in the wings to give it a go. In the Woman?s Movement, Who Will Replace Gloria Steinem? 2012-03-17T00:33:53Z US involvement in Vietnam was by now a full-scale war and the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy signified to many the end of a youthful dream. Hair, restored 2010-04-14T08:34:00Z Mr. Poschardt fumed in Welt Online recently that when news broke some years ago about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s plagiarizing parts of his dissertation, Americans hardly reacted. Abroad: In Germany, Uproar Over a Doctoral Thesis 2011-03-14T16:58:11Z Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. advised that "It is not enough for people to be angry. The supreme task is to organize and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force." Your rage is justified, and it's not "vituperative" 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z On Feb. 23, the group plans to expand into YouTube programming with an event about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and its effects on Black musicology. For These Classical Musicians, It’s Always Been About Racial Equity 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Garrow's 1981 book "The FBI and Martin Luther King Jr." publicly explicated the surveillance the FBI conducted of King, but it was 1986's "Bearing the Cross" that won a Pulitzer Prize. Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. in books 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z And African-American music is often relegated to special events outside the main classical season, like Black History Month concerts or Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations. Black Composers Discuss the Role of Race 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z The release commemorated the Walk to Freedom, a Detroit mass march from earlier that summer, and featured a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. "What’s Going On" at 50 — Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Yet the courage, outrage and fundamental faith they express in their letters show them to be kindred spirits: Anne Frank and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spare Times Listings for Children for March 6-12 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The soon-to-be-removed inscription on the Martin Luther King memorial in Washington reads: 'I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness.' Martin Luther King memorial: 'Drum major' quote to be removed at $1m cost 2012-12-13T16:53:05Z That descent began with the Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy assassinations and the 1968 DNC riots in Chicago, and continued through the Kent State shootings and political rise of Richard Nixon. Recognition for Phil Ochs in powerful documentary 2011-01-03T04:29:59Z “Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, those peaceful fighters — there’s a lot of them in Africa,” continued Konte, who is from Senegal. ‘Peaceful fighters’ celebrated in KanKouran dance tribute to King 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Martin Luther King drama Selma, which was nominated for two Oscars including best picture, was in fifth place. American Sniper blasts US box office 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z "Uncle Martin" is the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and the place he was always leaving them behind is Jackson's childhood home. From this Selma house, Martin Luther King made civil rights history 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The walls of the N.M.A.A.H.C. are covered with quotes from the greats: Martin Luther King, Jr., Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, and more. The Smithsonian’s Black-History Museum Will Always Be a Failure and a Success 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Children learn by imitating adults, and this weekend they can emulate one of history’s great role models: the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z She was there, after all, in 1968, just after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, when the African-American ballet star Arthur Mitchell called her to his apartment at 2 a.m. Review: After 50 Years, Dance Theater of Harlem Looks Back and Up 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Stateside, April 4, 2018 marks the 50th year since the civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Where to Celebrate a Centennial (or 3) in 2018 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z By August 1963, after smaller civil rights gatherings at the memorial, it was natural for Martin Luther King Jr. to stand here to describe his dream of justice. The National Mall’s immortal reflection 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The 89-year-old activist and wife of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. looks back on her life. What books to read in 2017: 26 titles to start the year 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z "Selma," a dramatization of the 1965 voting rights campaign led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was nominated for four Globes overall. SXSW 2015: Ava DuVernay and RZA to deliver film keynotes 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z On Monday only, when Martin Luther King’s Birthday is celebrated, the nonprofit Repair the World will lead museum visitors in packing baby supplies for Little Essentials, a charity assisting low-income families. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z But neither The Green Hornet nor The Dilemma could entice audiences to the extent of films released over the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday weekend in the past few years. Box Office: Green Hornet Buzzes Over a Dilapidated Dilemma 2011-01-16T14:25:00Z To give you one example, Dr Martin Luther King Junior was an unknown southern black minister until the Montgomery bus boycott catapulted him to national prominence. The Queen 2012-06-11T11:00:00Z It’s possible that New Year’s Eve just came out too early: opening the movie three weeks before the day it celebrates was the equivalent of bringing to market on Martin Luther King weekend. What If They Gave a New Year's Eve Party and Nobody Came? 2011-12-11T20:41:14Z This was in Berkeley, California, in the fall of 1968, a few months after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. Kamala Harris, busing in Berkeley and me: The tangled tale of a semi-failed social experiment 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Somewhat surprisingly, the civil rights film Selma, which stars British actor David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., failed to receive a single nomination. "Grand Budapest Hotel" Leads The 2015 BAFTA Nominations 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Authorities didn't immediately state whether any police officers were hurt in the crash that happened near the intersection of 87th Street and Martin Luther King Drive at about 8:40 p.m. 4 hurt in police car crash on South Side 2011-11-07T03:20:00Z In democratic practice, Martin Luther King famously argued that the civil rights movement was an effort to cash the "promissory note" of the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights. How Bruce Springsteen – and the left – can reclaim and cultivate a vocabulary of patriotism 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z By November, visitors will be able to take the new Atlanta Streetcar on a 2.7-mile loop that will link the park to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site and other stops. 52 Places to Go in 2014 2014-01-10T05:00:00Z Divided into three parts — A prayer for the 9/11 dead, a meditation on Martin Luther King Jr. and a eulogy for James Baldwin — this book is a must. The 10 books to read in February 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z There they had dinner with Martin Luther King, Jr. He was asked to become a Freedom Rider himself, but declined because he was on parole. 11 courageous facts about the Freedom Riders 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Others juxtapose his image with captions of Martin Luther King Jr. quotes, and thrust such egregious depictions at black Twitter users. Dear white progressives: Stop telling black people how to vote 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Emile Zola’s indictment of anti-Semitism — emblazoned with the charge “J’accuse!” — is a history-changing document, as is Martin Luther King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, and, its own different way, Bill Gates’ Open Letter to Hobbyists. Open Letter Writers: Cut it out! 2014-04-01T18:48:00Z The British actor plays Martin Luther King in the film about the 1965 campaign in Selma, Alabama, for equal voting rights for African-Americans. Oyelowo disappointed by Bafta snub 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. – Martin Luther King Jr." 30 Celebs Who Want You to Vote This Presidential Election 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z As she progressed, Giffords learned to talk again, completing phrases from the Constitution and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. AP Exclusive: Giffords vows return to Congress 2011-11-04T17:36:10Z Thurgood Marshall used to tell him stories of marching with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. What it felt like to be in Washington on Election Day 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z "Selma" stars David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. in the story of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, for black voters' rights. Liam Neeson wins U.S. box office again with 'Taken 3' 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Just down the road is Albany, where Martin Luther King Jr suffered his only defeat in the civil rights movement. Trans, black and loved: what happened when I returned to the deep south after transitioning 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z I hear the same tone when old film is run of the 1960s Atlanta civil rights leaders, and of Martin Luther King in particular. From Hare to Hytner: leading cultural figures oppose the EBacc 2012-12-14T22:50:00Z Here’s the first glimpse at the much-anticipated Selma, which follows Martin Luther King Jr. as he leads the long, harrowing march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965 to campaign for equal voting rights. Watch the First Trailer for Martin Luther King Jr. Film Selma 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z A few days later, a second march, led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., turned back rather than risk further violence. In ‘Selma,’ King Is Just One of Many Heroes 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z And if she doesn’t mind eating with dead people, I’d also have Reinhold Niebuhr and Martin Luther King Jr. Both were remarkable observers of human nature and America. James B. Comey: By the Book 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Dr. Martin Luther King explained that “a riot is the language of the unheard.” We need a new way to talk about guns: Blame, rage and UCLA 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Other dates worth looking at are the entire month of January, except Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, and dates after mid-March, when many U.S. schools are on break. Cheapest Times To Visit Pricey Spots 2010-02-23T21:00:00Z In them, the main character du jour is usually surrounded by Malcolm X, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or any civil rights activist. These Images Tell the Stories of American Blackness 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z But I knew that the city Martin Luther King Jr. once called more “hostile” and “hate-filled” than Mississippi would have something special in store. The ugliness I learned about Chicago police while reporting on gun violence 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z He was fashionable and a global superstar, as well as being someone who was just as inspirational to Africans as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King had been to African-Americans. Family life 2012-07-13T23:09:32Z The book was announced the same day the Senate voted to rebuke Warren for reading a letter written by Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on the Senate floor. Elizabeth Warren has a book coming in April. Its title? 'This Fight Is Our Fight' 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Or maybe it’s a historical figure such as Abraham Lincoln, astronaut Sally Ride or the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. These heroes are fascinating but not always relatable — especially to kids. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Unlikely Heroes’ 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z A useful starting point, the museum is the site of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. Following the Civil Rights Trail 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z A demonstration for voting rights in Mississippi was a turning point, and the movie covers his work and relationships with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the N.A.A.C.P. leader Medgar Evers. ‘The One and Only Dick Gregory’ Review: A Peek at a Comic Legend 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Chatelain’s surprising history traces the active but little-known role that fast food companies played in black empowerment after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. New & Noteworthy, From Paul Krugman to the Romantic Age 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z In early 2016, Andrew secretly booked a vacation to New Orleans over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. A failed double date leads to romance, a break-up and two weddings 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z And David Oyelowo was overlooked for what most critics and viewers agree is an electrifying performance as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the film. 2015 Oscar nominations show lack of diversity in a year when films didn’t 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z But a little boy with a distended belly sitting on the dirt floor of a shack in the Mississippi delta may have done more to change Robert Kennedy than Martin Luther King ever did. Book excerpt: The untold story of MLK and RFK 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Colbert, in his show’s first moments, mentioned his pride in his mother: A pennant she got for attending Martin Luther King Jr.’ Recap: Stephen Colbert's CBS 'Late Show' Debut 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 was the direct inspiration for “The Gates of Justice,” which quotes the Bible and liturgical texts alongside King’s writings. A Dave Brubeck Cantata Boasts Star Soloists: His Sons 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z DuBois, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Herman Melville to meditate on politics, community and isolation. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Cosby in a statement calls himself a political prisoner in keeping with Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. Cosby vows no remorse, even if he sits in prison 10 years 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Perhaps the rest of us had caught up with him by the time Martin Luther King made famous the aphorism: "The old law of 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind." I spit on your grave, but that's about it 2011-01-24T13:50:06Z Michelle Obama made improving school lunches and childhood nutrition a hallmark of her time in Washington, influenced in part by the Edible Schoolyard at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley. Alice Waters on Sex, Drugs and Sustainable Agriculture 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Civil rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. were fighting for racial and economic justice, and these protests were often violently suppressed. How Mister Rogers’ faith shaped his idea of children’s television 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z He could be another Martin Luther King or Malcolm X or much, much more, but instead the echelons of the Democratic party iare dealmakers instead of leaders. Jello Biafra: 'Obama owes Occupy big time' 2013-04-25T15:54:10Z The wallpaper currently being used for the @POTUS Twitter account features a photo of the Obama family at an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s walk in Selma, Alabama. President Obama Joins Twitter, Hits 1 Million Followers In 5 Hours 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z They were sung as preamble to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington D.C. Why Bob Dylan’s Impact Is Bigger Than His Nobel Prize 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z “Martin Luther King Jr. was a rebel, unquestionably a Skywalker, with a little Han and more than a little Obi-Wan. He sought fundamental change, but he well knew the power of the intergenerational link.” Review: Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Tireless and determined activists, Ms. Dee and Davis stood by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1963 March on Washington, at which King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. Ruby Dee, actress and civil rights activist, dies at 91 It began suffering, though, after the 1968 riots following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination that damaged much of the neighborhood, and it faced competition from newer, larger venues. DC's historic Howard Theatre opens new chapter 2012-04-12T16:34:09Z He became a confidant of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and took part in the March on Washington in 1963. Harry Belafonte: A Life in Photos 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z His writings on pacifism influenced Gandhi and, through him, Martin Luther King; as the Vietnam War raged, his views gained new purchase. The Unlikely History of Tolstoy College 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z He quickly regretted that decision after Nixon refused to campaign in Harlem or speak out against the arrest of Martin Luther King Jr. in rural Georgia. Jackie Robinson was a radical 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z “You may meet my mom any minute now,” Mr. Shoemaker said as he led Mr. Ellis onto the basketball court at the center of Martin Luther King Jr. Towers. Jay Ellis Comes Home to Harlem 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z She moved away for college in 1999 — she studied history at Stanford and worked at the Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project there — but returned home after graduation without a clear vision for her future. The Calm Voice Asking Thorny Questions in ‘Death, Sex & Money’ 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z “But for my show house room I chose a photo of Martin Luther King. I like to combine different frames and textures, and both horizontal and vertical.” There are many ways to design a gallery wall. We’ll get you started. 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z As a member of the Staple Singers, led by her father Pops Staples, she went all the way from rallies with Martin Luther King Jr to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jeff Tweedy produces new Mavis Staples album 2010-06-08T10:40:00Z When Martin Luther King Jr was shot dead in Memphis in 1968, a spark was thrown into the Washington tinderbox. Michelin strong: with coveted food guide, did DC finally reach cultural relevance? 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Two years before he made his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. attended the 100th performance of “Purlie Victorious” at the Cort Theater on Broadway. Review: ‘Purlie Victorious’ Throws a Comic Funeral for Racism 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z In his remarks, Cochran leads with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The People v OJ Simpson: episode five – it's story time, with Johnnie Cochran 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z If the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Hollywood have anything in common, it’s the instinctive understanding of optics, and the unequaled power of images to arouse emotion. ‘13 Hours,’ Benghazi and the slippery definition of ‘political’ 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z To solidify his argument, O’Reilly invoked Dr. Martin Luther King, who “never would be in Black Lives Matter because it’s too volatile.” WATCH: Bill O’Reilly says Dr. Martin Luther King would never be in Black Lives Matter “because it’s too volatile” 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z The series starts with an online exhibit, “Evolutions and Legacies: Martin Luther King Jr. and D.C., 1957-1972.” In 1968, protests were a call for peace and for violence 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in Memphis in support of it when he was assassinated. He Was the Visual Voice of the Village Voice 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z As a national correspondent, he covered the civil rights movement, including the assassination and funeral of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and nearly a generation’s worth of political conventions and campaigns. Don Oliver, NBC Correspondent, Dies at 76 2013-06-02T22:54:42Z On a Saturday afternoon at downtown’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, computer users in sweatshirts and suits tapped away in the first-floor Digital Commons. D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Library poised for facelift 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Many columnists supported DuVernay, pointing out that she had artistic license, Johnson looked good in the film and, ultimately, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the focus of the film — not LBJ. Everything You Need to Know About the Controversies Surrounding This Year's Oscar Movies 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z “Of all the forms of inequality,” Martin Luther King Jr. told a gathering of the Medical Committee for Human Rights in 1966, “injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane.” Being black can be bad for your health: Race, medicine and the cruelest unfairness of all 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z And so, in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, who have our heroes become? Mad Men Watch: In the Name of Love 2013-04-29T09:45:14Z In the final pages, trying to console his dying uncle, Enia channels Martin Luther King Jr.: “The scale of our history tends toward goodness, doesn’t it, Uncle?” The Life-or-Death Struggle of Refugees Braving the Mediterranean Crossing 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Only a few months earlier, as the landmark Civil Rights Act made its way through Congress, Martin Luther King, Jr., led nightly marches across St. Augustine, Florida, in protest against ongoing segregation in area schools. The Beatles in Jacksonville, 1964: Inside the Fab Four's historic stand against segregation 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z “When we teach about activists and change makers, we tend to hold up people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King,” Kleinrock said. ‘We the People’ Updates the Sound of Schoolhouse Rock With Rap and R&B 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z One local editor implored the president to get Martin Luther King to leave town — something Kennedy said he was unable to do. Book excerpt: How Birmingham shaped MLK’s civil rights’ struggle 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z When this man couldn’t say the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name without using a racial slur, it became a lot harder to take him seriously on the significance of the Confederate flag. Trevor Noah Can’t Keep Up with Trump’s Mixed Messages 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z A recent ongoing project is equally methodical but more accessible: It involves transposing texts — for instance by Martin Luther King Jr., or Frederick Douglass — into musical scores through a system matching letters to notes. On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Anacostia’s got bounce, especially at the foot of the 11th Street Bridge where Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue connect. Perspective | In Southeast Washington, the Anacostia Playhouse is a star 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z That generation is the whole generation of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and all the others who survived this part of the civil rights movement and then were decimated. With "Silver Dollar Road," Raoul Peck travels to the heart of Black land loss through one family 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z There was just as much feeling as she remembered when Martin Luther King was killed. The Amazing Mavis Staples 2011-08-29T21:55:01Z This was despite the presence of a black woman as the president of the Academy, and a well-reviewed biopic of Martin Luther King from an African-American director. Black films matter: why Chi-Raq and Beast of No Nation are game-changers 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z He name-checked Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Medgar Evers, all of whom he knew, and said he hoped the show would introduce younger audiences to the civil rights movement and its accomplishments. Joe Morton of ‘Scandal’: From TV Villain to Stage Activist 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Helping to organize the boycott that ensued — culminating in the Supreme Court’s decision ordering Montgomery to integrate its bus system — was a young preacher named Martin Luther King Jr. They fed the civil rights movement. Now are black-owned barbecue joints dying? 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Or even the Boston Globe columnist recently saying like the dream of Martin Luther King has been realized: “Racism is all but gone!” Henry Louis Gates Jr. on why Jay-Z is wrong about racism dying off 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z I did know that for some reason my kids’ school lists Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as the King/Lee holiday. What gets declassified? 2012-05-31T21:09:00Z History ended up casting Malcolm X as radical foil to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the nonviolent martyr. Fifty years after his death, Malcolm X speaks to the current moment 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Does he have to be Mr. Chips, Martin Luther King and the Wizard of Oz, too? Empowerment, with a tail and ears 2011-09-19T18:20:00Z The students, all Black and stuck on the Friday before the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, bicker, gossip and wonder where their conspicuously absent detention teacher is; they can’t leave, after all, without his permission. Onstage, Paradise for Black Characters Often Comes With a Price 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Speaking of comics, Andrew, I’m fascinated by the connection between these “March” books and a comic book from the 1950s about Martin Luther King. John Lewis marches on: “Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America” 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z In January, Boston will unveil its own monument to Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, who met as students in Boston. New Faces, New Places, as Boston Gets Revitalized 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z This April marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the towering figure in the struggle for civil rights, champion of the poor and outspoken opponent of war. Review | The words of Martin Luther King Jr. as you’ve never heard them before 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Paula Langsam, a youth services manager at the soon-to-reopen Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Library in Washington, says, “In a way, our work has changed a lot. We didn’t used to do videos a lot.” Librarians find creative ways to serve kids when buildings are closed for browsing 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Martin Luther King, Jr., at a press conference, declaring the Freedom Rides will continue. “I’m an Outsider on the Inside”: An Interview with Bruce Davidson 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z A shot of the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and 64th Street in Chicago, in daylight, changes in a match cut to the prop street sign on the stage. Spike Lee’s ‘Pass Over,’ an Offbeat Melding of Cinema and Theater 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z In “The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation,” Tubbs resurrects these women and shows them to be players with agency and influence. Review | ‘The Three Mothers’ honors the women who made Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z McElwee begins by calling the New Atheist movement “a rather disturbing trend” in a country “whose greatest reformer” – Martin Luther King, Jr. – “was a Reverend.” The real New Atheism: Rejecting religion for a just world 2013-12-14T19:00:00Z He was swayed by family members and by his own concern that the groundbreaking history of women and men like Dr. Martin Luther King, was lost on a younger generation. At 83, Harry Belafonte still sings of justice 2011-01-22T21:02:04Z What brought Martin Luther King to this Gethsemane, this prolonged, agonizing moment? The “macroethics” of Martin Luther King Jr.: When he spoke out against the Vietnam War even his supporters deserted him — here’s how he endured 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Bill Cosby, appearing as Badfoot Brown and the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band, goes even further, describing an entire funeral ceremony from start to finish – that of Martin Luther King, which Cosby attended. Readers recommend: songs about funerals – results 2013-06-20T11:04:00Z Fifty years after the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the civil rights leader’s family and admirers marked the anniversary of his death Wednesday with marches, speeches and quiet reflection. Remembering the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years after his death 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z In depicting the final months of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., this book celebrates the strength of King’s life and legacy. Best children’s books of 2018 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z “Excuse me, but God told me that I was supposed to be Martin Luther King,” she said. Oprah Winfrey joins ‘Selma’ cast at town hall 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z In a chapter mulling the meaning of the nearly 900 American streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., the protagonist is not King himself but rather an appealing St. Louis postal worker named Melvin White. What Street Names Say About Us 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z His first appearance in his new role will be on January 16 -- the national holiday marking the birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King. Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to join TV news show 2011-12-15T22:34:56Z It was about the courage and genius and leadership of Martin Luther King driving the most powerful man in the world into a corner. Oscars: Selma writer tells his side 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z In 1960, he also joined a campaign to raise defense funds for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It takes nothing away from Bogdanovich to say that Poitier lived in an entirely different reality. Poitier and Bogdanovich: The Defiant Ones 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Johnson did say after the triumph of his speech to Congress that people will say Martin Luther King wrote that speech on the streets of Selma. Oscars: Selma writer tells his side 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Belafonte fought against injustice long before he met Martin Luther King Jr. in 1956 and became a major force in the civil rights movement. Academy to honor Harry Belafonte for his activism 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Harris declared her candidacy only weeks ago, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Perspective | How sexist will the media’s treatment of female candidates be? Rule out ‘not at all.’ 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z It was her mother, who grew up around the corner from the Lorraine motel in Memphis where Martin Luther King was shot, who inspired her to write the play. Katori Hall: 'I've had two hours sleep!' 2010-03-23T21:30:00Z A single week in the spring brought the end of Lyndon Johnson’s storied political career, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and ensuing riots across America. What the Tumultuous Year 1968 Can Teach Us About Today 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z Though “Selma” – the historical drama about Martin Luther King Jr. – received a best picture nomination, its only other nomination was for original song. Oscar nominations 2015: 'American Sniper' comes out of hiding 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. drama "Selma" will likely march to second and pull in $15 million to $20 million. 'Taken 3' expected to push 'Hobbit' from top spot 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Scott-Heron’s account of the tour is joyous, and his respect for Mr. Wonder — who at the time was campaigning for a national holiday in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — is palpable. Books of The Times: ?The Last Holiday: A Memoir? by Gil Scott-Heron - Review 2012-01-09T23:31:50Z Commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. by planting a tree to celebrate peace and diversity in the world, 1 p.m. Community calendar: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events, fairs, festivals 2013-01-19T00:13:52Z Ms. Hall, a Memphis native, won an Olivier Award for her play “The Mountaintop,” which was set the night before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Katori Hall Is Named Artistic Director of the Hattiloo Theater in Memphis 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The film ends with quotes from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, expressing their differing views on violence as self-defense against oppression. Spike Lee’s movie about a black cop infiltrating the KKK is a subtweet of Donald Trump 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z A young civil rights activist, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, called the station to report the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. Phil Chess, co-founder of music label that brought blues to the world, dies at 95 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Martin Luther King said riots are the voice of the people with no voice, but they still seem quite negative and undirected. Melvin Burgess: a life in writing 2013-04-11T06:00:03Z In addition to being a performer and a spy, she was the last speaker before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1963 march on Washington. Exploring the France That Josephine Baker Loved 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z He runs through a potted history from the Middle Passage, taking in sharecropping, segregation, lynchings, the Ku Klux Klan, and the murder of Martin Luther King. Meet Chicago's Interrupters? 2011-08-06T22:48:57Z Other best picture nominees were "Selma," a slice of Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights work, and "The Theory of Everything," a portrait of the marriage of physicist Stephen Hawking. Offbeat films 'Birdman,' 'Budapest Hotel' capture Oscar's eye 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z It’s been more than 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously called Sunday morning at 11 “the most segregated hour of Christian America.” Church denies black couple 2012-07-31T19:52:00Z We're talking about a cartoon movie that depicts Abraham Lincoln's funeral as having been attended by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Marilyn Monroe, and has George Washington consulting I.M. Bro, say can you see? "America: The Motion Picture" shows we're not just dumb, we're drawn that way 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Hall, from Memphis, Tennessee, was inspired to write her play – an imagined account of Martin Luther King's last evening before his 1968 assassination – by a family story about her mother. The Mountaintop is surprise winner at Olivier awards 2010-03-21T22:00:00Z During his career, Brown had 16 Billboard number one singles, and is credited with stopping a riot in Boston on the night after the assassination of Martin Luther King on 4 April, 1968. James Brown biopic sings true 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Before leading boycotts, marches and a national movement in support of racial equality, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was a prankster known as Mike or M.L. What was Martin Luther King Jr. like as a child? A prankster and ‘an ordinary kid.’ 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z “Will Mrs. Martin Luther King be considered one of the friends who will travel with the family?” Robert F. Kennedy’s final flight: The storied journey of the ride from California to New York 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z He remembers a raucous policy argument with Bobby Kennedy, a lunch meeting with Martin Luther King Jr. and the exact moment when he heard Marilyn Monroe had died. Guinea’s president bears the weight of what Ebola has done to his country 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z This is the Martin Luther King thing, where he talks about being born at any particular time; he just wanted to live right into the 21st century. Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker on ‘The Butler’ 2013-08-07T12:00:01Z The festival began last year to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Civil Rights film festival opens this week in DC 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z In a richly textured and finely balanced leading performance from David Oyelowo, “Selma” also returns Martin Luther King Jr. from sainthood and martyrdom to human scale, without making him seem ignoble. “Selma”: A riveting, timely civil-rights drama brings Martin Luther King’s struggle back to life 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Nominated for five awards, the Martin Luther King Jr. bio-pic won none. The Indie Spirit Awards and the Oscars, or (Why Does Hollywood Hate Itself?) 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Oyelowo, who was a magnetic Martin Luther King Jr, in the movie “Selma,” gives Othello’s love for Desdemona a solar heat. Review: Jealousy and Lies in a No-Exit Theater of War in ‘Othello’ 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Belafonte, second from left, in Chicago in 1966 with, from left, Sidney Poitier, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and the civil rights activist Al Raby. Harry Belafonte: A Life in Photos 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Unless white actors can portray Dr. Martin Luther King, the casting of a black Joan of Arc - no matter how gifted the actress is - is political correctness run amok. Joan of Arc, Superstar? Not to the Woman Playing Her 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z He considers a record album of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches the best gift he has ever received. Review | In Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys,’ an idealistic black teen learns a harsh reality 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Back in town I rented one for $15 from the Bicycle Link on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. 2010-01-29T14:51:00Z Second place went to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., with four votes. September Class of KidsPost: Stone Ridge fifth-graders 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z |
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