Martin Luther King

President Joe Biden is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with a sermon Sunday at Atlanta's historic Ebenezer Baptist Church that aims to ...

He helped he fueled passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. The White House has cited efforts to encourage states to take equity into account for public works projects as they spend money from the administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill. The White House has tried to promote Biden’s agenda in minority communities. Turning out Black voters in those states will be essential to Biden’s 2024 hopes. The White House on Saturday revealed that additional classified records were found at Biden’s home near Wilmington, Delaware. The task is even steeper now that Republicans control the House.

The statue was inspired by a photograph of King and his wife embracing after King learned he had won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.

“That MLK statue looks obscene from certain angles, but when you see the whole thing you realize it’s supposed to depict the result of Martin Luther King Jr. The famous photo should have been a FULL statue of the couple and their embrace. But much as Chicago’s landmark “Cloud Gate” sculpture quickly became known as “The Bean” for looking like, well, a giant bean, legions of amateur art critics aren’t seeing what Thomas intended. “Given that I am not White, I am safe from ANY charges of racism for saying the MLK embrace statue is aesthetically unpleasant. From one angle, the limbs form a heart, representing the couple’s love. King and Coretta Scott King,” Thomas

Officials in Boston unveiled a sculpture commemorating Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King.

The event featured statements from Martin Luther King III, his wife, Andrea Waters King, and their daughter, Yolanda Renee King, the only granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. "This is a work that's going to be in Boston Common, which has been around for 400 years. I see teamwork, I see joy," Thomas said, adding, "I see both of their strengths, but especially hers. "That was really the culmination of over a decade of incredibly hard work that not only Dr. That's what I see in this beautiful monument," said Martin Luther King III, son of Rev. The bronze sculpture, which is 20 feet tall and 26 feet wide, is the largest monument in the U.S.

The bronze sculpture, by the artist Hank Willis Thomas, symbolizes the hug Dr. King and Coretta Scott King shared after Dr. King won the 1964 Nobel Peace ...

“We want people to hear a robust story about Boston and the civil rights movement,” Paris Jeffries said. “It’s a memorial to love and how are we more powerful when we love.” “And that alone, the fact that I was able to be a part of that, is just humbling and dumbfounding.” The 19-ton bronze artwork was made up of about 609 pieces welded together in Washington by the Walla Walla Foundry and transported to Boston. The [Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum](https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day-service) will also honor Dr. King and Wonder to the U.S. In the years to come, [Mrs. “You never wake up and think you’d be able to contribute meaningfully to the legacy of Dr. [“An ‘Embrace’ Conversation: Legacy and Community in Public Art](https://www.mfa.org/event/special-event/mlk-day-open-house?event=3115),” on Monday at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston about the creation of the new landmark, as part of the museum’s MLK Day Open House. led a rally from Roxbury, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Boston, to the Boston Common. [the first civil rights marches](https://www.boston.gov/news/black-history-boston-martin-luther-king-jr-marches-roxbury) in the Northeast. King won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.

President Joe Biden has made a historical pilgrimage to what he calls "America's freedom church" to mark Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.

He helped drive passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. This moment, he said, "is the time of choosing. And I'm remembering our job is to redeem the soul of America." "Progress is never easy, but it's always possible and things do get better in our march to a more perfect union," he said. Americans, he said, " have to choose a community over chaos. He said democracies can backslide, noting the collapse of the institutional structures of democracy in places such as Brazil. [violent insurrection](https://www.cbsnews.com/feature/assault-on-the-us-capitol/), Biden told congregants, elected officials and dignitaries that "the battle for the soul of this nation is perennial. But with the election behind him and a full six-year term ahead, Warnock fully embraced Biden at the service. "He said, 'Where do we go from here?'" Biden said from the pulpit. The White House on Saturday [revealed](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-documents-more-found-wilmington-delaware-home/) that additional classified records were found at Biden's home near Wilmington, Delaware. "At our best, the American promise wins out. He spoke out against those who "traffic in racism, extremism, insurrection" and said the struggle to safeguard democracy was playing out in courthouses and ballot boxes, protests and other ways.

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of California. The text of the…

King provided a framework for how each of us can shape the future: Call out injustice and work toward something better. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s call to stand up against injustice and protect the most sacred tenets of democracy continues to inspire our work to build a better world. With people from all walks of life coming together to support their fellow Californians amid recent storms, we are reminded of the common humanity Dr.

President Joe Biden drew on civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta during a sermon Sunday.

President Joe Biden on Sunday delivered a sermon at Martin Luther King Jr.'s former church in Atlanta, celebrating the late civil rights leader's life and ...

King's dream for a fairer America." Al Sharpton and the National Action Network in Washington on Monday. "At our best, the American promise wins out," the president said. And things do get better in our march toward a more perfect union," he said. King's vision tangible, to match the words of the preachers and the poets with our deeds," Biden said. We're fallible, we fail and fall," he continued.

On Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the president assured an audience at Ebenezer Baptist Church that its side in the struggle would, indeed, ...

“It’s still the task of our time to make that dream a reality, because it’s not there yet,” Mr. He referred to himself as “a 22-year-old kid in the east side in the civil rights movement,” although he did not claim to have been arrested, as he did last year. King’s vision tangible, to match the words of the preachers and the poets with our deeds. In his sermon, the president extolled Dr. In the sanctuary opposite the previous church, Mr. He played host at the church on Sunday to Mr. And an examination of the numbers suggested that the lower Black turnout might not have changed the outcome of any major race. “I’d like to see the president consistently speak about democracy and voting rights throughout the second half of his first term, not just episodically, because it is one of these fundamental values,” he said. “Obviously, in the last year we were not successful,” Marc H. Even some Democrats fretted that the president “went a little too far in his rhetoric,” as one senator put it last year. And so a leader who arguably owes his presidency to the critical and timely support of Black voters in 2020 was left to offer only vague exhortations of hope and no concrete policy plans or legislative strategies. “Look, I get accused of being an inveterate optimist,” the president added.

"By fighting for his dreams and against injustice, he powerfully impacted generations and he changed the world."

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.” City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) offices will be closed on Monday, January 16 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. • The Water Works Customer Service Center at 841 N. However, some Department of Public Works (DPW) services will be available for limited hours of operation and certain parking restrictions will be lifted. “The Milwaukee Turners are proud to co-sponsor this event as members of the Milwaukee Dr. Dr. “The Martin Luther King Branch is open 9 am to 5 pm on Monday, January 16 in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. “This year’s celebration of Martin Luther King Day has the theme ‘Love will bring peace and peace will bring a change’. King’s spirit of volunteerism and community advocacy, the Bucks are hosting a nonprofit fair during Monday’s game on the upper concourse of Fiserv Forum. Day Game](https://www.nba.com/bucks/tickets/single) Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day), all the more needed.

President Joe Biden took to the pulpit Sunday at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. once delivered many powerful and eloquent ...

The storm claimed the lives of a five-year-old boy and a Department of Transportation employee who was working to clear a road. According to a Harris national poll conducted a year before King’s murder, 75% of the American public disapproved of him. “To remember the man is to consider the man and each of us must consider how we build on his timeless legacy in our own unique ways.” Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns credited Smyre for his role in making King’s birthday a state holiday in 1984 and securing support for a statue to honor him on the Georgia Capitol grounds in 2017. Brian Kemp offered a prayer at the Friday ceremony for people who suffered in the tornadoes that ripped through Georgia the day before. Congress designated the third Monday in January as a federal holiday honoring King the year before. And I’m remembering that our job is to redeem the soul of America.” We must establish goals in our community that we’re going to completely eliminate (homelessness).” Raphael Warnock, Biden on Sunday became the first sitting president to preach from the pulpit of the downtown Atlanta church on what would’ve been the 94th birthday for the slain civil rights leader. On Monday, state and federal offices will be closed for the holiday honoring King. Calvin Smyre, who returned to the Gold Dome while awaiting his confirmation as U.S. once delivered many powerful and eloquent sermons in the final years of his life.

Princeton, NJ – Diversity is a word that gets mentioned a lot on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The commemorative events this Monday, January 16, ...

to Noon and 1 to 3 p.m.: Day of Service in Nature at Mountain Lakes Preserve, in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Celebrate the legacy of Romus Broadway, the unofficial photographic historian for the neighborhood who died in 2020, and help the Arts Council identify the people in his photographs. Co-sponsored by the Princeton Clergy Association and Coalition for Peace Action. 6 p.m.: Capital Harmony Works Orchestra, community concert in honor of Martin Luther King Day, Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street. Tina Campt, noted Black feminist theorist of visual culture and contemporary art and professor in the humanities at Princeton University, will speak. will preach at the annual multi-faith service in honor of Martin Luther King at 7 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Naming Party for Witherspoon Jackson Neighborhood by Romus Broadway, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street. 9 a.m.: Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Dr. Tina Campt, a Princeton University professor with joint appointments in the Department of Art and Archeology and the Lewis Center for the Arts, will speak at the 9 a.m. Campt is a Black feminist theorist of visual culture and contemporary art and lead convener of the Practicing Refusal Collective and the Sojourner Project. He is a member of the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York bar associations. at Nassau Presbyterian Church, co-sponsored by the Princeton Clergy Association and Coalition for Peace Action.

For Dr. King, leadership is not putting people down so you can rise, but lifting up those around you.

This is the ultimate form of persuasion; reasoning with the audience. Conversely, ethos is for you - the one giving the speech - to disclose your character to the audience. The goal is for the audience to see you as worthy of empathy, and thus become persuaded by your speech. In the work, Aristotle puts on his sophist hat to define the art of persuasion. However, It was Aristotle who first explicitly described this method in the area of rhetoric. Listening to the audio of his speeches or watching the existing clips are the best sources. It will usually highlight the topic or thesis of the speech. The foundation of such a method is love.” Instead, the hope is conflict resolution, which was always at the center of Dr. The goal of this maxim is not to force guilt or blame. He would not only preach about the importance of a good moral compass; he would live it. The life (and legacy) of Dr.