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Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer

Tag: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

WILLIAMS: A Call to Action

by WI Guest Author January 29, 2020December 21, 2021
Howard University's gospel choir honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual "Let Freedom Ring" concert at THEARC in southeast D.C. on Jan. 18. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

THEARC Brings in HU Gospel Choir to Honor MLK

by WI Guest Author January 22, 2020December 21, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. found that the dispossessed often had immeasurable faith and used it to fight back the fear that often swallowed others. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Martin Luther King Jr. Called on Us to Express the Better Angels of Our Souls

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. January 20, 2020December 21, 2021
Rep. John Lewis (second from right), with activist Roy Wilkins of the NAACP (left), the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and labor leader A. Philip Randolph
Posted inBlack Experience

Upon MLK Holiday, Struggles for Justice, Racial Equality Undermine Black Leadership

by WI Guest Author January 16, 2020December 21, 2021
President Donald Trump (Courtesy of Trump via Facebook)
Posted inBlack Experience

Virginia Union University Nixes Group’s Plan to Honor Trump on MLK Day

by WI Guest Author January 16, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Posted inFaith, Religion

First Baptist Gives out Free Groceries to Federal Employees Amid Shutdown

by WI Guest Author January 24, 2019October 31, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy still affects multitudes of people around the world. (Courtesy of Democracy Now)
Posted inMarian Wright Edelman, Op-Ed, Opinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: A Call to Conscience

by WI Guest Author January 23, 2019October 31, 2020
Lines of furloughed federal employees snake downtown D.C. for blocks. (Shantella Y. Sherman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inMLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Ripeness to Do Right: Acts of Kindness Amid Shutdown Exemplify MLK

by WI Guest Author January 23, 2019October 31, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inNational

Community Service Matters on MLK Day

by WI Guest Author January 17, 2019October 31, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inCommunity, Stacy M. Brown

Remembering MLK With Service, Reflection

by Stacy M. Brown January 16, 2019October 31, 2020

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