The Rochester NAACP took the Med City Community on a march through the skyway as part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations on Monday, Jan. 20.
"Never lose faith, never lose hope, but hope is not a strategy" was the big theme Monday during the Atlantic City NAACP's Martin Luther King Jr. observance.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Greene County Chapter of the NAACP had a commemorative service at Best Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.
In spite of the temperatures that were lower than usual, activities celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day continued on Monday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is about unity, the celebration of King’s accomplishments and continuing to dream of peace, said Lenoir-Rhyne University students.
Commissioner Bill Proctor announced that Leon County will hand out awards for its 2025 Annual MLK Day Celebration ... NAACP branch's annual commemorative Dreamers and Doers Breakfast to honor the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and the students ...
ASHLAND Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beloved Community” is a global vision in which all people can share in the wealth of the earth. Those two words — and the contents of that vision — were repeated throughout the annual MLK Day ceremony at the Ashland Transportation Center.
One of the highest civic awards given in Rock Hill, the Dream Keeper is presented annually to someone whose life reflects the values of courage, compassion and service exemplified by Martin Luther King Jr. It’s given at the annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Rustin and Randolph worked again in 1948 on a successful campaign to end segregation in the U.S. military under President Harry Truman. A pacifist, Rustin protested World War II by resisting the draft and, as a result, was imprisoned in 1944 as a conscientious objector.
Bradley Ross Jackson is the youth and college president of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP branch. He was selected to recite Martin Luther King Jr.'s most popular speech as part of Ebenezer Baptist Church's celebration.
The event featured a parade, a musical tribute, speakers and more.