The 22nd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Prayer Service will be held Saturday, January 19, 2 PM at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 1927 N. Fourth Street, Milwaukee, 53212. Rev. Arthur Anderson, OFM, Chicago’s Institute of Diaconal Studies, will be discussing “A Testament of Hope and a Call to Conscience.” The [...]

Information on the 12th Annual Dr. Martin Luther, King Jr. Scholarship Writing Contest below: Dr. Martin Luther, King Jr. was a man committed to peace, justice, and equality. In his efforts for civil rights, he emphasized the importance of determination to achieve freedom and human dignity. A lot has changed since the days of King’s [...]

Exhibit opening on August 27th Milwaukee Public Library, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, will host a traveling exhibition from The King Center in Atlanta. The King Center Imaging Project exhibition showcases digital images of key documents from Dr. King’s correspondence, speeches, sermons and other key figures and organizations from the Civil Rights Movement. “We are [...]

Rep. Coggs and King Advisory Inc. to honor Daniela Matthews on Saturday, Aug. 11 This year’s theme is “The Dream Will Not Be Deferred… Celebrate The Goodness of Life” in honor of the beautiful Daniela Marie Sayas Matthews, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 35. Daniela Matthews was a former board [...]

BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT by Lynda Jones On the snowy evening of Friday, Feb. 10, 2112 the legendary Harry Belafonte made his annual Black History Month visit to speak at Chicago’s Faith Community of St. Sabina Church, pastored by Rev. Dr. Michael Pfleger, a longtime friend of Belafonte’s. Before he spoke to the congregation and guests, [...]

Rev. Darryl R. Williams and the St. Mark A.M.E. Church family had the honor of sharing a renowned photo exhibit with the public during this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration. The digital photo exhibition “And Freedom For All” contained 48 historical photographs from the archives of LOOK magazine photographer Stanley Tretick. The [...]

Over 1 million signatures are turned in to force recall against Walker By Lynda Jones, Editor What a way to channel the spirit of the man who dedicated his life in fighting injustices, recall efforts successfully turned in over one million signatures to officially begin the process to recall. Recall activists have surpassed all signature [...]

A Proclamation By The President of the United States of America On a hot summer day nearly half a century ago, an African American preacher with no official title or rank gave voice to our Nation’s deepest aspirations, sharing his dream of an America that ensured the true equality of all our people. From the [...]

By Benjamin Todd Jealous President & CEO, NAACP This year, on the day our nation celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I proudly stood alongside NAACP State Conference presidents on the steps of the capitol building in Columbia, South Carolina for the annual King Day at the Dome March and Rally. The event has grown [...]