Tag: martin luther king
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Colorado Springs celebrate civil rights leader’s life, legacy
Acacia Park was alive with drums, singing, cheering and chanting on Monday as hundreds of people gathered for a rally celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The rally was the culmination of a series of commemorative events in downtown Colorado Springs with the theme “Mission Possible II –…
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Martin Luther King’s granddaughter honors her grandparents’ legacy while forging her own path
Growing up as the only grandchild of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Yolanda Renee King became aware of the significance of her last name at a very early age. But she says she has never felt burdened by it. “My parents never placed any burdens on me, and I’m grateful…
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A look back at the passage of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Cronin and Loevy
Monday is the 60th anniversary of the successful cloture vote in the U.S. Senate that enabled final enactment, on July 2, 1964, of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was the law that made illegal all forms of racial segregation in public businesses throughout the United States. The big obstacle to a civil…
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MLK breakfast at Colorado College celebrates civil rights leader’s life, legacy
Neither subzero temperatures nor wind-chill values in excess of minus-30 degrees were enough to keep about 500 Colorado Springs residents, leaders and professionals from attending the annual All People’s Breakfast at Colorado College on Monday. More than 125 people participated in the post-breakfast Unity March, which typically proceeds from the CC grounds to Acacia Park.…