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Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous, "I Have a Dream," speech during the Aug. 28, 1963, march on Washington, D.C.

Black Experience, Faith, Hamil R. Harris, MLK Memorial Issue, Religion, Supplements

What Would MLK Preach Today?

by Hamil R. HarrisJanuary 14, 2024January 17, 2024

Ty Hobson-Powell, founder and executive director of Concerned Citizens of D.C., shined brightly as a youth leader, just like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

A Conversation with Ty Hobson-Powell About Martin Luther King’s Legacy

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 14, 2024January 17, 2024

The Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president of the Hip Hop Caucus, rallies the crowd at a demonstration against major banks' fossil fuel investment in downtown D.C. in March 2023. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Environment, Faith, MLK Memorial Issue, Religion, Supplements

Environmental Justice From a Place of Faith: Christian Leaders Reflect

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 14, 2024January 17, 2024

MLK Memorial Issue, Special Editions

2013 MLK Supp

by Shevry LassiterJanuary 20, 2023January 30, 2023

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous, "I Have a Dream," speech during the Aug. 28, 1963, march on Washington, D.C.

MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Winners of the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest

by WI Web EditorJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 2023

A leader in housing reform, Rep. Emmanueal Cleaver (D-Missouri), UPO Annual MLK King Breakfast keynote speaker, points to the two-room shack in Texas where he was raised without running water, indoor plumbing or electricity. (D.R. Barnes/The Washington Informer)

MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Remembering King Through Prayer

by Denise Rolark BarnesJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Living the True Dream: The Power of Love in Action

by Micha GreenJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Students from Langley Elementary, C.W. Harris Elementary, School Within A School at Goding Elementary School, Hyde-Addison Elementary School and Stuart-Hobson Middle School channeled the spirit of King, Presidents Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt in their presentations. (The Washington Informer)

MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

DCPS, National Park Service Host Speech Readings at Lincoln Memorial

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Demonstrators hold a casket symbolic of all the lives lost in their community due to environmental racism. The rally started at Freedom Plaza and headed to the White House part of the People vs. Fossil Fuels Campaign on Oct. 25, demanding a cessation of fossil fuel projects. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Environment, MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Three Ways Dr. King’s Legacy Influences the Environmental Movement

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 18, 2023August 16, 2023

Books, MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Recommended Books About Racial Equality

by WI Web EditorJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022