As we remember Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there are two NYC houses of worship strengthening the Black-Jewish alliance. During Dr. King's road to justice, he often visited churches and synagogues in the fight against hate. LisaRoznerTV reports.
Sunday, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Rabbi Joshua Stanton brought their congregations together for an MLK Teach-In.
"In learning from the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis ... The civil rights movement is not over. Racial justice has not become a reality in our country. Reparations for what our country has done have not materialized," Stanton said.Dresner, from New Jersey, was the most arrested rabbi, protesting segregated buses and restaurants.
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Sculpture commemorates Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King in BostonBOSTON — Nearly 60 years after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed thousands on the Boston Common, city officials unveiled a sculpture commemorating the civil rights leader and his wife, Coretta Scott King.
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Events across Tri-State Area celebrate life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Today is MLKDay, and his life and legacy are being celebrated with events across our area. elijahwestbrook reports.
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Tributes to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held across tri-state areaAn event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music honored MLK's legacy in both musical performances and in speeches.
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MLK Day: Rev. Bernice King calls for change, bold action instead of just wordsAmerica has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday.
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On King’s holiday, daughter calls for bold action over wordsBernice King said she’s “exhausted, exasperated and, frankly, disappointed” to hear her father’s words about justice quoted so extensively alongside “so little progress” addressing society’s gravest problems.
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On King’s holiday, daughter calls for bold action over wordsThe Rev. Bernice King, who leads The King Center in Atlanta, said leaders — especially politicians — too often cheapen her father’s legacy into a “comfortable and convenient King” offering easy platitudes.
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