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Education emerging as new mission for black chruches
Whenever people talk about black community leadership, the black church inevitably comes up.
Racism, Dirty Tricks, Surveillance, and Official Drug Dealing
Martin Luther King Jr. pic stolen [ from here ] [ click here ] for excerpt: In a period of two months, recently declassified documents on Operation Lantern Spike indicate that 240 military personnel were assigned in the two months of March and April to conduct surveillance on Dr.
Deal will turn a hospital private, with goal of efficiency
The role of public hospitals in America has been remarkably consistent over the decades, in spite of health care policy debates, insurance trends and shifting medical advice.
Ken Anderson commands the respect of his singers, whether they are the volunteers in the Martin Luther King Jr.
Another voice: A terrible day none of us can forget
Those of us of a certain age remember where they were when Pearl Harbor was attacked or when they heard the news that World War II was over.
Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest draws near
Toward Community: Unity in Diversity invites youth in grades 2 to 12 to enter the 2010 Dr.
Don't eulogise greatness: it is not dead yet
Many in the Middle East are too young to remember what happened in 1989. Most would know something of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the protests in Tiananmen Square.
King essay contest seeks entries from children
The community can look to its youth for direction on overcoming intolerance of differences and creating positive change, say organizers of the 2010 Dr.
Atlanta can stay just as it is and hopefully Beaufort will do the same
In theory, I escaped a weekend in Atlanta without becoming road kill. In reality, the place squashes a part of my psyche.
Entries Sought for Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest
Entry forms available at area schools. The Peace and Freedom Organization of Marion is looking for poetry, speech, art and essay entries for the 2009 contest.
March and rally against violence set for Capitol
Organizers of an event in front of the state Capitol are hoping to make a statement.
Community MLK celebration starts with youth essay contest
The organizers of a Martin Luther King, Jr. community celebration are inviting area schoolchildren to be part of a poster and creative writing contest.
Ga. land conservation sees $5.5
Georgia land conservation projects will receive $5.5 million from a massive federal funding bill.
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra @ Bach, Nov. 15
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Sunday, November 15 at 4:30 p.m., tickets $35, Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra.
Restoring The African American Male
What happen to the African American Male? This topic is often discussed but never act upon, why I dona t know.
Ithaca's MLK Walkway plans move forward
In 1842, escaped slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass delivered a fiery speech in Ithaca's DeWitt Park, after he was refused other indoor venues.
Memorial to Martin Luther King to be unveiled
Fifty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Waterloo's West High School, its renovated auditorium will be rededicated with a memorial to the slain civil rights leader.
'To live is to learn, that's how we grow'
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. said, "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." One day before he was shot and killed, King said in his "Mountaintop" speech: "We've got some difficult days ahead, ... Like anybody, I would like ...
Parade Organizers Face Funding Shortfall
Despite facing a funding shortfall, organizers will continue with plans for Mesa's annual parade that honors slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Fight the battles so everyone wins in end
"And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." - Bible "Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation.
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