News

Jacksonville's two main Martin Luther King Jr. Day community breakfasts Friday morning were among multiple Northeast Florida events honoring King, who was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tenn ...
Across the Susquehanna Valley, the community has been honoring and remembering civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. ahead of the holiday on Monday.The NAACP in Lancaster is ensuring his ...
Service to others is one of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s tenets. ... Taylor Thompson, 17, is president of NAACP's youth council. She said King was about advocacy for social change.
The NAACP’s 116th annual convention opened in Charlotte over the weekend. The theme is “the fierce urgency of now,” a phrase ...
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP on Monday held a march to the Florida Capitol to "advance the promise of equality." ...
RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX 18) — As faith leaders prepare for Monday’s events to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the hope is that the whole is greater than the sum of these events.
This is the 43rd year for the event hosted by the Carbondale NAACP and SIU Carbondale. The event kicked off a week-long event series commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King at SIU.
NAACP Youth Council President Eric Little was the emcee for the event. “We are unified to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., his revolutionary vision and profound impact on America,” Little said.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as a figure, stood for a lot of things. He fought against unequal treatment and poverty— sentiments supported every day of the year by the ...
NAACP Vancouver Branch will host a community celebration to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, accomplishments and legacy Saturday. The event begins at 6 p.m. at Community AME Zion Church ...
ATLANTA — Many across our country will observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on Monday. He would have turned 95 years old. Gerald Griggs with the Georgia NAACP credits three men for ...
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The Wilkes-Barre branch of the NAACP hosted a program Friday at the Luzerne County courthouse to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Constance Wynn's sister started the branch in ...