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Tag: Martin Luther King Day

This photo of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was taken during a press conference in November 1964. (Dick DeMarsico/NYWTS/CC)
Posted inSports

Washington Wizards Announce Celebration Plans for MLK Day

by WI Web Staff January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

The Washington Wizards will recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 17, the federal holiday honoring the civil rights icon, when the team hosts the Philadelphia 76ers at Capital One Arena in downtown D.C.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Martin Luther King III, along with his wife and daughter, lead the 2020 King Parade on Martin Luther King Avenue in southeast D.C. on Jan. 20 (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Experience, Community, Hamil R. Harris

Thousands Converge on D.C. for Annual MLK Parade

by Hamil R. Harris January 22, 2020December 21, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: On Dr. King Day, They Came, They Celebrated, They Served

by WI Guest Author January 22, 2020December 21, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta were celebrated by young and old alike during the 2016 MLK Peace Walk & Parade. (Shantella Y. Sherman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inMLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

A History of Peace and Pride

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman January 20, 2020December 21, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inBlack Experience

CBCF Honors MLK Day, Pays Tribute to Civil Rights Icon

by WI Guest Author January 20, 2020December 21, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Facing Hate — What Would Dr. King Do?

by WI Guest Author January 15, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inMLK Memorial Issue, Special Editions

2019 Martin Luther King Supplement

by WI Webstaff January 22, 2019October 31, 2020
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

MLK’s Legacy for Black America in 2017

by WI Guest Author January 16, 2017October 30, 2020

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