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President Joe Biden gets emotional while quoting 'My Country 'Tis of Thee' and recalling a young Martin Luther King Jr. listening to the radio in 1939 and hearing Marian Anderson singing at the ...
In celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday, pianist Lara Downes examines how musicians have followed in his footsteps, and faced the cost of taking a stand.
Decades before Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream Speech” at the Lincoln Memorial, Marian Anderson stood on the same steps and sang for an audience of 75,000 after being denied ...
Original Musical MARIAN Starring Emilie Kouatchou & More to Have Additional Invite-Only Readings This Week The cast of MARIAN is Sarah Dacey Charles, Jonathan Christopher, Chelle Denton and more.
On Friday, January 17, Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts and the city council held the 18th annual Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast at the Civic Center.
With three distinct programs to celebrate the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and with an abundance of health and safety precautions, the McLean Community Center (MCC) has developed original ...
The 18th Mayor's Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast was held Friday in Anderson.
Anderson County residents can donate food and clothing or volunteer to help others in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. People nationwide are getting involved in their communities through activities ...
White Plains collector Seth Kaller has an original copy of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, which doesn't mention the dream. King improvised it.
The Embrace, the new sculpture on Boston Common, was inspired by the story of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott coming together in this city. But in all of the celebration surrounding the ...
A special reading of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is helping the Fond du Lac community reflect on the civil rights leader's life and legacy.
Classical singer and Black civil rights activist Marian Anderson, who was denied performing in the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Constitution Hall in segregated Washington, D.C., a year ...