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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser led city residents in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in Southeast on Jan. 16. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

MLK Holiday Events Mark Legacy and a Call to End Gun Violence

by James Wright Jr.January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom Jr. was the special guest artist at the 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Let Freedom Ring Celebration held at the Kennedy Center. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)

A Grand Return for ‘Let Freedom Ring’

by Brenda C. SilerJanuary 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

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

Participants in the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade cross the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in southeast D.C. on Jan. 17. (Photo by Lafayette Barnes)

D.C. Set to Fete 40th Anniversary of King Holiday Celebration

by James Wright Jr.January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Cora Masters Barry, former first lady of the District of Columbia, is advocating for Stevie Wonder's Martin Luther King Jr.-dedicated "Happy Birthday" song to reflect its true meaning. (Courtesy photos)

Cora Barry Advocates for King Birthday Song to Reflect Its True Meaning

by James Wright Jr.January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Martin Luther King Jr.

EDITORIAL: Remembering Dr. King

by WI Web EditorJanuary 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Nolan Williams Jr. is music director for “Let Freedom Ring,” the musical program honoring the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr. The free event is Monday, Jan. 16. (Courtesy of Marvin Joseph)

Return of MLK Tribute ‘Let Freedom Ring’ at the Kennedy Center

by Brenda C. SilerJanuary 11, 2023January 17, 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.

Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

MALVEAUX: MLK Holiday Reflects Our Resilience

by WI Web EditorJanuary 4, 2023January 5, 2023