Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights advocate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., accused the National Park Service on Thursday of “sanitizing history” amid reported changes at a Mississippi house museum commemorating civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Evers, the Magnolia State’s first NAACP field secretary, was assassinated at the age of 37… Source link
The White House issued a proclamation recognizing the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday late Monday evening, following criticism from activists across the country. “Inspired by the tenets enshrined in our Declaration of Independence, we proudly renew our pledge to uphold our Nation’s long-cherished principles of liberty, equal justice under the law, and the God‑given… Source link
A little over a week after the Department of Homeland Security publicly blasted her “garbage rhetoric” for anti-ICE posts shared via Instagram Stories, Billie Eilish graciously received the 2026 MLK Jr. Beloved Community Environmental Justice Award presented by the King Center on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta. Eilish’s philanthropy became more recognized back in October when her plan to donate $11.5 million to groups working on climate justice, reducing carbon pollution and food equity through The Changemaker Program from her sold-out Hit Me Hard and Soft tour was revealed. Her challenge to billionaire attendees of The Wall Street Journal Magazine 2025 Innovators Awards, including the world’s third richest person Mark Zuckerberg, to “give your money away” was even bigger. Extremely humbled, Eilish was Introduced by Black Girl Environmentalist founder Wawa Gatheru, and expressed both her gratitude and disappointment in the current state of affairs. “To be honest, I really don’t feel deserving,” said Eilish. “And it’s very strange to be celebrated for working towards environmental justice at a time where …
Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Today (January 19) marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the U.S. calendar of federal holidays. The civil rights activist is honored on the third Monday of January each year, close to his birthday on January 15. King, who was assassinated 56 years ago, spent his life building a legacy and a movement to end segregation policies, inequality, and violence against Black people across the US. In November 1983, 15 years after his assassination, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law. The legislation was first introduced just four days after his assassination on 4 April 1968. However, it took 15 years for the holiday to be approved by the federal government and an additional 17 years for it to be …
Natalie Cole and music producer Nolan Williams Jr. with the Let Freedom Ring choir at the Kennedy Center in January 2015. Lisa Helfert/Georgetown University hide caption toggle caption Lisa Helfert/Georgetown University Let Freedom Ring, an annual concert in Washington, D.C., celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr., has been a signature event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for more than 20 years. Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan have performed, backed by a choir made up of singers from D.C.-area churches and from Georgetown University, which produces the event. But this year’s event, headlined by actor and rapper Common, will not be held at the Kennedy Center. Georgetown University says it is moving Let Freedom Ring to D.C.’s historical Howard Theatre to save money. For Marc Bamuthi Joseph, it wouldn’t make sense to hold it at the Kennedy Center this year. Until March 2025, Bamuthi was the Kennedy Center’s artistic director for social impact, a division that created programs for underserved communities in the D.C. region. He regularly …
(RNS) — Less than a week after her death, Renee Good is being compared to Christian martyrs who were killed while witnessing for their faith. The public policy arm of the Presbyterian Church (USA) said Tuesday (Jan. 13) that Renee Good, a Minnesota protester killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Wednesday, gave her life for the sake of others, like Jesus or Martin Luther King Jr. “We lament and mourn the loss of Ms. Good, a widow of a veteran, a wife and a mother who put herself in harm’s way not out of any desire to do harm, but to observe and bear witness to the actions of ICE,” the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness, a PC(USA) agency, said in a public statement. RELATED: On the Sunday after Renee Good’s killing, Minnesotans grieve through worship and song The statement, which begins with the words of Jesus from the Gospel of John, that “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends,” compares Good to King, …
