Monday, January 21, 2013
Tell us what this holiday means to you and how you will celebrate?
Editor's note: This article was originally published by Patch editor Rachel Stern. Monday, Jan. 21 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the national holiday honoring the prominent civil rights activist is a time to give back and serve the community, be it through removing graffiti or picking up litter in a local park. For others, it’s an opportunity to educate themselves about King and his life's work. And for others, it’s a time to just kick back and enjoy the prolonged weekend. So, tell us—What does Martin Luther King Jr. Day mean to you? What are you doing to commemorate King’s legacy? The Holiday's History Martin Luther King Jr. Day, now a U.S. holiday, took 15 years to create. Legislation was first proposed by Congressman John …
Martin Luther King changed the course of American history, but were you aware of these fascinating facts?
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are 10 things you may not know about the lauded civil rights leader who changed history: 1. Martin Luther King Jr. was christened Michael King Jr. When his father became pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in 1931, he adopted the name Martin Luther King Sr. -- in honor of Protestant leader Martin Luther -- and his son followed suit. However, King never legally changed his name. 2. The first assassination attempt on King was made in 1958 when a mentally ill woman named Izola Curry stabbed him in the chest with a steel letter opener while he was signing books at a Harlem department store. The knife wound was so close to his aorta that doctors said a sneeze could have killed him. 3. King …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The La Grange Community Center will host the event, organized by the La Grange Area NCAAP, Caring Place for Kids and other local organizations, to focus on violence prevention.
La Grange Area organizations have planned a Jan. 21 event at the La Grange Community Center (200 Washington Ave.) to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with guest speakers (including La Grange police chief Michael Holub), a film, panel discussions and lunch, The Doings La Grange reports. According to the paper, the event—sponsored by Caring Place for Kids the La Grange Area NAACP, CommUNITY Diversity Group and the Western Star Masonic Lodge—will focus on non-violence and preventing street violence, a topic that Caring Place kids discussed at a brainstorm on Friday. “We talked about what are things we can do to prevent violence, like squeeze your pillow or take deep breaths,” Rev. Shawana McGee of Caring Place told the paper. “When you’…
Joe O'Donnell
9:25 am on Monday, January 21, 2013
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