By John RydellSpecial to the AFRO The year was 1954 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was hired as pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala. Poised, but unafraid to make “good trouble,” King would soon be thrust into the national spotlight over a consequential fight for racial equality. Shortly after, Rosa Parks, […]
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Woman charged with attempted arson of Martin Luther King Jr. birthplace in Atlanta
The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police have arrested a woman who’s accused of trying to burn down the birthplace of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta. Officers arrested the 26-year-old woman around 5:45 p.m. Dec. 7 after responding to a report of vandalism in process at the two-story home in the […]
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Women of Howard University show up for 60th anniversary of March on Washington
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com As the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (MOW) gathered in the nation’s capital for the 60th anniversary of the 1963 call for civil liberties and human rights, a group of Howard University women volunteered for the event. They were part of the Aug. 26 march that […]