Tag: Mlk Day
Fishko Files
Three Jazz Works
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Some of the major struggles and victories of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s coincided with a most active period for jazz music. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, WNYC’s Sara Fishko looks at a few cases where the movement and the music came together. Here’s the next Fishko Files…
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Volunteers Honor Dr. King's Legacy With Service
Monday, January 16, 2012
Hundreds of volunteers around the city participated in anti-hunger activities as part of the ninth annual Serve-A-Thon to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1964
Monday, January 16, 2012
On December 17, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King was honored by the people of New York for his unparalleled contributions to the civil rights movement in a City Hall ceremony presentation of the Medallion of Honor.
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Occupy Wall Street Plans Candlelight Vigil for MLK Day
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Artists, civil rights leaders and members of Occupy Wall Street will converge Sunday evening in upper Manhattan for a candlelight vigil meant to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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On MLK Weekend, Remembering the Quiet Soldiers
Friday, January 13, 2012
We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the team of lawyers who fought in Brown and the cases that followed. One of those attorneys, Robert L. Carter, passed away just last week.
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Opinion: Two Anniversaries, One Vision of Nonviolence
Monday, January 09, 2012
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords led a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance on Sunday, one year after a shooting spree that claimed six lives and left her gravely wounded.