COLORADO SPRINGS — As the first Christian church for people of color in Colorado Springs, Payne Chapel African Methodist ... and then became free.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. also recognized ...

Every year on MLK ... national day of service in which all Americans are encouraged to volunteer to improve their communities, according to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just as much a Detroit holiday ... becoming the longest serving African American member in Congress ever. Rosa Parks worked in Conyers’ office from 1965 until ...

She had been invited to the college’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration to share ... the nation’s oldest independent African American museum. Students gained an understanding ...

The church is hosting the 38th edition of its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration today at ... GFCC is the largest predominantly African-American church in MetroWest with a congregation ...

Inside, public officials, African American ... Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the civil rights organization for which Dr. King served as president. READ ON: In pictures: Dr. Martin Luther ...

Mike Brown, who won the Mutton Bustin’ event, walks off the arena floor with his very large trophy during the MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Celebrations happened all across the Lowcountry Monday as community members paused to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The International African ...

Black Empowerment Day continues the legacy of the African Culture Fest, as the Center prepares to honor the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.