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Martin Luther King Jr.

King Celebration To Travel To New York Mills

A Minneapolis-based multicultural theater is bringing its celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the New York Mills Cultural Center.

2013/01/22

Mistral Raymond Overcoming Tragedy To Reach NFL Stardom

Mistral Raymond’s life could have taken a turn for the worse, if not for his grandmother and football. The second-year safety endured tragedy during college. Now, this season an ankle injury has tested his mental fortitude.

2012/11/13

Rev. Williams Owens (first on right) (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Rev. William Owens Confronts Barack Obama On Same-Sex Marriage

Rev. William Owens takes great issue with Obama’s linkage of Dr. King’s civil rights movement of the past to the current gay rights movement regarding same-sex marriage. Owens says that King embraced traditional religion, and he strongly suggests that King would not want his civil rights’ mission altered to include same-sex marriage.

2012/08/03

Volunteers Get Active On Martin Luther King Day

From serving the hungry to building homes, volunteers in Minnesota are getting active in the community on Monday to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2012/01/16

MLK Day: What’s Open, What’s Closed

As many celebrate Martin Luther King Day this Monday, several offices and services will be closed.

2012/01/16

Gov. Walker To Appear At MLK Ceremony

Gov. Scott Walker plans to participate in the state’s official Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday ceremony Monday.

2012/01/16

New Minn. History Center Exhibit Looks At 1968

A new traveling exhibit debuting Friday at the Minnesota History Center looks back on the tumultuous year of 1968.

2011/10/14

Finding Minnesota: Cold Spring Granite’s MLK Tribute

Washington D.C. is a popular tourist destination, especially during the summer months when the kids are out of school. In August, the National Mall will have a new memorial on it in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2011/07/11

MLK Assassinated 43 Years Ago Today

On April 4th, 1968, we lost Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to an assassin’s bullet. We’ve got a link to archived ABC News footage of the tragic event.

2011/04/04

Chad Hartman Talks To Civil Rights Activist Spike Moss

There’s some outrage over a proposal to put an ‘off the leash’ dog park inside Minneapolis’ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park. WCCO Radio’s Chad Hartman talked to Minneapolis Civil Rights Activist Spike Moss about it Thursday afternoon on his show.

2011/01/20

Outrage Over Proposed Off-Leash Dog Park In MLK Park

The Minneapolis Park Board listened to a long line of angry pleas Wednesday night at a public hearing over a plan to put an dog park inside Minneapolis’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park.

2011/01/19

Martin Luther King – 10 Quotes

We’ve got a link to 10 of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most compelling quotations.

2011/01/17

Best MLK Events In The Twin Cities

It is the time of year to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., the man who had a dream that one day all people would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. We’ve found some of the best places in the Twin Cities to celebrate one of our nation’s leaders.

2011/01/05

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