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Category: MLK Memorial Issue

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51¿´Æ¬ Informer Dives Into MLK Holiday DC

by WI Web Staff January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

MLK Holiday DC’s annual week of recognition included community service, faith-based activism, and powerful displays of solidarity, culminating in the 20th Annual Peace Walk and Parade on Saturday, Jan. 18.

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Find Inspiration in King’s Call to ‘Commit to the Noble Struggle’ for Equity and Justice 

Micha Green photo by Micha Green January 22, 2025January 22, 2025
The Rev. Nathaniel Douglas, pastor of Seven Mountain Ministries in Laurel, Maryland, performs spoken word in the form of revolutionary rap to channel Dr. King’s legacy and preach the word of God, including at the 7th Annual Prayer Breakfast on Jan. 11. (Courtesy of Maurice Fitzgerald)
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Local Creatives Channel MLK’s Legacy Through Social Justice Art, Youth Empowerment

Avatar photo by Jada Ingleton January 22, 2025January 29, 2025
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 51¿´Æ¬, D.C.
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Religious Leaders Echo Dr. King’s Message of Hope, Community Ahead Trump Reinstatement

Avatar photo by Jada Ingleton January 22, 2025January 22, 2025
From left: Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest winners Leah Bailey, Serenity Jefferson and Austin Strauss (Courtesy of Maurice Fitzgerald)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest Winners!

by WI Web Staff January 22, 2025January 22, 2025
Posted inMLK Memorial Issue

2025 MLK Supplement

Avatar photo by WI Webstaff January 22, 2025January 23, 2025
This photo of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was taken during a press conference in November 1964. (Dick DeMarsico/NYWTS/CC)
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As Dr. King Once Asked, Where Do We Go From Here?

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer January 20, 2025January 20, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1963 March on 51¿´Æ¬ for Jobs and Freedom, during which he delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, calling for an end to racism (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
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Honoring MLK: The Unfinished Journey Towards Economic Freedom 

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer January 17, 2024January 17, 2024
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Has the Dream Become a Nightmare?

by Jeffrey L. Boney January 17, 2024January 17, 2024
Activist, father, husband and son Tony Lewis Jr. received the NFL's 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker award from the 51¿´Æ¬ Commanders. (Courtesy photo)
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Tony Lewis Jr. Reflects on MLK and How He Would Fight for Justice Today

Micha Green photo by Micha Green January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

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