Martin Luther King Day

Russett: Volunteer and give back on MLK Day

2013-01-08 11:36:32

Happy New Year and thank you! It's been said that a small act of kindness goes a long way. Whether you volunteer in your community or outside, you are making a difference in the lives of many. On Saturday, Jan. 19, come celebrate Dr. Martin Luther...

'Die-hard' Ravens fans keep Harford stores busy on Monday

2013-02-04 14:40:00

Monday wasn't technically a national holiday, but it may as well have been in Harford County, and a lot of other places in the region, as plenty of local Baltimore Ravens fans ran out first thing in the morning to stock up on Super Bowl championship gear,...

'Celebrating the Dream' features music with memories of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2013-01-25 04:52:00

Though Jan. 21 was a school holiday for students around the country, a number of students were on a school campus earlier this week. McDaniel College welcomed nearly 100 Carroll County schoolchildren on Monday to the fourth annual Martin Luther King Day...

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2013-01-17 00:00:00

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Community column, Havre de Grace, celebrating Dr. King's birthday, and others

2013-01-18 00:00:00

Coming up dear readers, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 21, recognizing his birthday on Jan. 15. This day honors Rev. King's lifelong commitment to equality and unity. Schools and many offices will be closed. A recent addition to this...

Second Inauguration was a good way to honor legacy of MLK Jr.

2013-01-23 06:56:00

Kellie Cook of New York City pushed her 80-year-old mother, Yvette Cook, in a wheelchair down 18th Street, as her two sons playfully lagged behind them. This black family came to the nation's capital to watch President Barack Obama's swearing-in...

Inauguration, Spanish politics and Super Bowl prep

2013-01-21 06:28:00

Barack Obama may already have been officially inaugurated yesterday, but don't tell that to the people on Washington's National Mall this morning: A second, more outdoor ceremony today will give the public a view as Obama starts his second term. Some of...

Obama begins new term with calls for unity, equality

2013-01-21 17:33:00

President Barack Obama began his second term Monday by calling for an end to the rigid ideologies of modern politics but laying out a broad policy agenda more likely to stoke partisan confrontation than avoid it. Looking out over hundreds of thousands of...

Celebration of King's life punctuated by commitment to create a 'beloved community'

2013-01-21 04:00:00

Standing inside the Smith Theatre at Howard Community College on Sunday, social activist and author Dorothy Bailey recalled Martin Luther King Jr.'s words resonated with her as she was preparing to "sit in" protest at North Carolina Central University...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule and closings

2013-01-18 12:51:12

This schedule will be in effect Monday, Jan. 21: Government offices Closed in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard and Frederick counties, and in Baltimore City and Annapolis. Courts Closed in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford,...

Inauguration on King Day an emotional tie for many

2013-01-20 14:46:00

She'd never seen a presidential inauguration in her life, or wanted to, but on Jan. 20, 2009, Nathasa Werts braved bone-chilling weather and a crowd of more than a million people for a trip to Washington. The nation had just elected its first black...

Martin Luther King 'would be proud' of today's military, APG commander says

2013-01-17 15:13:26

The diversity of the military and of Harford County at large is a sign of how far the country has come since Martin Luther King Jr. made his "I have a dream" speech in 1963, Aberdeen Proving Ground's new commanding general said Thursday. Major Gen....

South Bend Tribune/JAMES BROSHER Aloiso Wilmoth performs with members of the Berean Eagles Drum Corps after a Martin Luther King Jr. Day march on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at the Century Center in downtown South Bend.

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Lafayette Elementary School in Humboldt Park

2013-01-22 10:04:00

A photo on the wall of First Missionary Baptist Church in Stanford shows Martin Luther King Jr. waving to a crowd as those gathered for a special service in King's memory leave the sanctuary Monday afternoon.

2013-01-21 16:25:00