The public is invited to attend this year’s King Day Celebration at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, 1531 W. Vliet Street on Monday, Jan. 16 with a program at 2:30 pm. The guest speaker will be Thelma Sias, Vice President of Local Affairs with WE Energies. This year’s King Day Celebration will [...]

Major Roger Ross, Salvation Army Milwaukee County Commander, will give the invocation at the 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Celebration. Salvation Army volunteers will also be on hand serving free hot chocolate to guests. The event will be held on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, [...]

St. Mark A.M.E. Church’s 30th Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration on Sunday, January 15th includes an exhibit of 48 historic photos from the 1968 March on Washington taken by Look Magazine photographer Stanley Tretick. The exhibit, entitled “And Freedom For All” will be on display at St. Mark, 1616 W. Atkinson Ave. from 9a-5p. Jan. [...]

MICAH will hold its Second Annual MLK Celebration entitled: “Human salvation lies in the hands of those who become creatively maladjusted.” MLK, Jr. on Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., with featured speaker: Rev. Kenneth Wheeler, Cross Lutheran Church The breakfast will take place at: Bayshore Lutheran Church, 1200 East Hampton [...]

The 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Service on January 16, 6 PM at St. Michaels Catholic Church, 1445 N. 24th Street, Milwaukee “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Had a Dream….What Has Happened to the Dream?” Speaker: Rev. David A. Jones, Pastor St. Benedict the East African Church, Chicago Sponsored by: Black Catholic [...]

First National Monument dedicated in honor of an African American leader By Lynda L. Jones On Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 millions via media and thousands in person witnessed the historical dedication of the first national monument created in honor of an African American leader. Not only is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the first African [...]

Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer On the eve of what was supposed to be the landmark dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, The Washington Informer spoke with the preeminent civil rights leader’s son Martin Luther King III. He shared his thoughts about his father, the monument and the [...]

By Denise Rolark Barnes Special to NNPA from The Washington Informer The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial officially opened this week on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The 28-foot tall granite statue, which stands between the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, and the nearby F.D. Roosevelt memorial, is the first monument on the National [...]

The 28th Annual Martin Luther King All-a-thon, sponsored by CHURCH, Inc., will take place on Saturday, May 28th , with registration starting at 7:45 a.m. and takeoff time at 8:30 am , from Hephatha Lutheran Church, 1720 West Locust Street. The registration fee of $15.00 includes a commemorative 2011 T-shirt. Participants in the MLK All-a-thon [...]

By Lynda Jones, Editor Here in Milwaukee we are fortunate enough to be in a position to demonstrate our gratitude for the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through many local events that celebrate his many contributions that paved the way for opportunities for all Americans. In Milwaukee, King Holiday is the day that [...]