By Vicki Crawford, Morehouse College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the past 11 years, civil rights historian Vicki Crawford has worked as the director…
By Mark Woolsey A chilly day didn’t keep hundreds of people away from Monday’s Cobb NAACP commemoration of the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The two-hour…
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 16, 2026 Legislators, religious leaders and community members gathered at Georgia’s state Capitol…
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the MLK Jr. Day cleanup by the Walden Crossing HOA: Walden Crossing HOA with a little help from the…
Photo above: volunteers at Word of Faith MLK Day litter cleanup Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs passed along reports and photos from two MLK Day litter cleanup events in Mableton,…
Barry Krebs provided the following and report and photos from the MLK Day of Service cleanup at the Concord Covered Bridge: Thank you to the volunteers from the Friends Of…
by Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to…
by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 14, 2023 This story was updated 1:45 p.m. Jan. 15, with details about…
Wellstar Health System issued the following press release about its MLK Day celebration, and to announce that Wellstar has added MLK Day to its paid holiday schedule. Marietta, Ga.(January 17,…
By Sharon Austin, University of Florida [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee,…