Author Archives: Tahirah Hairston

Tyesha Hill, 25, a student at the University of Houston, traveled from Texas to be a part of the historical Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication. “I’m just happy that they are finally acknowledging Dr. King,” Hill said. The 25-year-old said her views on the significance of the memorial differ from those of older Blacks, […]

Sheila McNeill-Lee stood transfixed before the 30-foot statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It was pouring rain. Her thoughts raced back to her childhood. The D.C. resident said she recalled her parents talking about the civil rights movement, but as a child the movement was something distant and hard to understand. She said […]

Julius C. Brown made his way to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial with his wife and 6-year-old grandson Marcel Green to pay respect to a man Brown said paid the ultimate price in a quest to gain equal rights for Black Americans. “King did a lot for us as far as opening up opportunities,” […]