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Posts Tagged ‘Martin Luther King Jr.’

For Black leaders in Kansas City, MLK Day is a Hectic — and Empowering — Day of Service

By | January 15, 2024 | 0
Martin Luther Jr. stands at a pulpit, with a light shining behind him. Jr. was a speaker at the Mammoth Rally on May 3 in the late 1950s.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day for leaders in Black communities to connect to something bigger and encourage better support for African Americans.

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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. With Black Wealth Creation

By | January 12, 2024 | 0
The civil rights leader Martin Luther King waving to supporters

Stark realities about racial wealth gaps in America will shape local discussions this year to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

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A Review of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Impact on Kansas City

By | January 16, 2023 | 0
Image: Martin Luther King Jr. hangs his head with a cigarette hanging in his right hand (left) and Andrew Young in 1966 at the Montgomery, Ala., airport. Credit: Bob Fitch, Stanford University Libraries, Department of Special Collections

Each year, Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy is observed. These are Flatland’s stories in remembrance.

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Q&A: KU Professor Randal Jelks on the New Book, ‘Letters to Martin’

By | January 17, 2022 | 0
Martin Luther Jr. stands at a pulpit, with a light shining behind him. Jr. was a speaker at the Mammoth Rally on May 3 in the late 1950s.

In the form of letters to Martin Luther King Jr., author Randal Jelks said he wants to give readers hope.

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Nick’s Picks | MLK Boulevard, COVID Vaccine Incentives and KC Police Budget Fight

By | June 7, 2021 | 0
Nick Haines

As you move around Kansas City this week, you may notice a big change. There’s no more Swope Parkway, Blue Parkway and Volker Boulevard.   Over the weekend, public works crews installed 42 new street signs along that five-mile stretch of roadway. It is now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The Kansas City Parks Board…

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