April 4th, 201909By 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, 2019010By 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, 2019069By 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, 2019042HAMPTON 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, 2019043By 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, 201908By 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...
January 17th, 20190112By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal and Guide
For the past 31 years the Tidewater Metro Baptist Ministers’ Conference (TMBMC) has held its Martin Luther King Day Observance on Dr. King’s Federal Holiday.
This year is no different.
On January 21, King Day, Rev. Dr. Keith I. Jones, the newly elected president of the...
January 10th, 2019048By Rosaland Tyler
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
A lot of high profile types were infants or babes in their mother’s womb when the Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., walked up the steps of the nation’s capital, unrolled his speech, and said character, not race should determine your destiny in his historic “I Have A Dream”...
September 27th, 2018014When he heard that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had been killed in Memphis, Dr. Milton Reid was in his study at Norfolk’s New Calvary Baptist Church, where he was the Pastor.
Reid, who is now deceased, told a reporter for the Guide over a decade ago that he was to host King at his home the following Friday.
On the evening of April...
