The WVU Center for Black Culture honored the life of Martin Luther King Jr. during a unity breakfast Monday in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Jeneisha Harris, an activist, […]
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Black elected leaders obliged to fulfill Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream
by Willie Wilson As we honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today with a federal holiday, there will be programs, pageantry and celebrations for a […]
Jan. 14 letters to the editor
The 40th anniversary of MLK Jr. Day As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15, we once again honor the […]
The March on Washington was more than a dream
by Michael G. Long Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream turned the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom into a near-religious revival. […]
WVPT presents ‘The Mountaintop’, which imagines leader’s last night
BY ALISE CHAFFINS What was going through Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s mind the night before he was assassinated? West Virginia Public Theatre is back for its […]
MLK’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’ resonates 60 years later
by Leonard Greene Sixty years ago, a Baptist minister sat in a southern jail cell and penned the most important written statement of the civil rights movement. […]
Jan. 22 letters to the editor
Thanks for making MLK Day event a success On behalf of the Community Coalition for Social Justice, I want to thank everyone who made our 17th Annual […]
They never tire of abusing Dr. King
by Tom H. Hastings During the fight over the new House Speaker election, Congress member Chip Roy (R-Texas), who voted against the anti-lynching act last March, had […]
Black, white and the Golden Rule: Al Anderson recalls historic MLK speech, ponders present and future
It’s all the stuff that keeps bubbling up after, Al Anderson said the other day. The Osage activist and old R&B singer allowed himself a brief bit […]
Activism is not a popularity contest
“He wears the clothes of a dissenter, but there’s a logo on his back.” — from “Damn It, Rose,” by Don Henley. When he died, Martin Luther […]
