From Ripon College to Selma, Alabama: Remembering a journey against injustice 60 years ago
Ripon College student Gary G. Yerkey was among 10 from the college eager to join the march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery ...
Lost and found, tape preserves Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Western Michigan University
For 30 years, a recording of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech at Western Michigan University was lost. Then in 1997, it was ...
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'A Time to Stand': Montgomery honors Martin Luther King Jr. with march delayed by weather
Montgomerians marched in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr. along Dexter Avenue on Monday to honor the civil rights ...
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Black History Month: ThriveOn King honors past, inspires future
ThriveOn King is possible because of a unique collaboration of individuals and organizations. It honors Bronzeville's past, ...
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Legislative Black Caucus wants schools to observe Vel Phillips’ birthday
Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde recognized Phillips’ lengthy list of ‘firsts’, saying that “far too few” Wisconsinites know about ...
Former SMU students remember MLK Jr.'s inspiring 1966 speech on campus
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech on justice at SMU's packed McFarlin Auditorium in 1966.
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From Ripon College to Selma, Alabama: Remembering a journey against injustice 60 years ago
About 1,000 miles away, in Selma, Alabama, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was preparing to lead ... a student activist at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He said about 100 students ...
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What’s open, closed on MLK Day and Inauguration Day
Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. Major U.S. retailers and grocers — such as Target, Walmart and Kroger — will be open on MLK Day. Wholesale retailers ...