January 17th, 2020011By Rosaland Tyler
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
Dr. Joanne Harris Lucas, a retired Virginia Beach educator, still cherishes a keepsake autograph that the Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Jr. scrawled on the back of a souvenir program and handed to her father, the Rev. Dr. Curtis Harris who pastored Union Baptist Church in Hopewell,...
January 10th, 2020019By Rosaland Tyler
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
Many know that the Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Jr. entered Morehouse at the age of 15, graduated in 1948 and at age 35 received the Nobel Peace Prize; but few can envision King rolling in the grass and fighting with an Army veteran over a 10 cents haircut.
Army veteran Walter...
January 1st, 2020010By Lauren Victoria Burke
NNPA Newswire Contributor
“I am going to fight it,” read a statement from Rep. John Lewis on the evening of December 29.
“I may miss a few votes during this period, but with God’s grace I will be back on the front lines soon,” he added. Lewis announced on the last week of 2019 that he has been...
June 28th, 2019037By Barbara Reynolds
TriceEdneyWire.com
In 1970, only two years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his widow Coretta Scott King received the horrific news that haters had shot into her husband’s crypt in Atlanta, using it for target practice. Though grieved by the news, she conceded it was an omen that even in his...
April 4th, 2019033By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal and Guide
APRIL 4 marks the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel.
King was in Memphis supporting Black sanitation workers who were seeking better wages, working conditions, and respect from the...
January 24th, 2019025By Rosaland Tyler
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
Duke Chapel was nearly filled to capacity when “Me Too Movement” founder Tarana Burke delivered the keynote address at Duke University’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration.
Her 20-minute talk addressed many themes, from raising awareness about women facing...
January 24th, 2019082By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal Guide
The City of Norfolk held its annual tribute to civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Historic Attucks Theatre.
Norfolk Mayor Kenneth C. Alexander joined members of the council and various faith leaders at this year’s event, before a large audience in the...
January 24th, 2019047HAMPTON ROADS
Citizens across Hampton Roads observed the 2019 King Holiday on Monday, Jan. 21 with speeches, breakfasts, and marches. King events that occurred in Norfolk included a concert on Sunday night and a program on Monday at the Attucks Theatre, followed by a short walk to the King Memorial. At the same time, Portsmouth’s...
January 19th, 2019068By Rosaland Tyler
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
What arose from the ashes during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic, 17-minute speech titled, "I Have A Dream," were vague visions and images that you can't miss these days.
King saw the decline of nefarious forces that would thwart the success of competent people of...
January 18th, 2019024By Charlene Crowell
NNPA Newswire Contributor
Once again on the third Monday in January, much of the nation will mark the anniversary of the death of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Countless programs and events will no doubt recall several of his famous speeches from the 1963 March on Washington’s “I Have A Dream to his...
