Dr. King was a champion in the struggle to achieve long overdue civil rights throughout our nation for African Americans, who in the 1950s and 1960s were still being denied those rights in many aspects of life in our country. But despite the most egregious of transgressions that he fought …continue reading
Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: More than 50 years after his passing, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s call to stand up against injustice and …continue reading
Dr. King was a champion in the struggle to achieve long overdue civil rights throughout our nation for African Americans, who in the 1950s and 1960s were still being denied those rights in many aspects of life in our country. But despite the most egregious of transgressions that he fought …continue reading
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner and half of adults saying a lot more needs to be done to ensure equal rights for all Americans, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s States with the Most Racial Progress, as well as accompanying videos and …continue reading
In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, Garden Grove City Hall and the H. Louis Lake Senior Center will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022. Street sweeping services will not be provided on the holiday. Street sweeping will resume as scheduled on all other days. Trash …continue reading
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner and about half of Americans saying the U.S. hasn’t done enough to give black people equal rights to white people, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2021’s States with the Most Racial Progress, as well as accompanying videos.To measure …continue reading
In his weekly video on behalf of the entire Lakewood City Council [see below], Mayor Todd Rogers speaks about what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and about the upcoming national commemoration of the birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “The right to protest is …continue reading
Orange County Breeze World Headquarters will be closed on Monday, January 18, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. We will publish articles but not answer the telephone. We encourage everyone to post a flag, read a biography of Rev. King, or participate in one of many virtual celebrations. …continue reading
While COVID-19 protocols have cancelled all gatherings and events, the Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King cannot be cancelled. In a creative pivot under the stress of COVID restrictions, DreamKreator Studio and the esteemed business development organization Leadership Long Beach are collaborating with newly elected Long Beach City Councilmember Dr. …continue reading
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 18, Orange County Black leaders spanning community service, education, business and civil rights organizing will gather for a virtual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Event organizers are thrilled to announce Rev. James Lawson, the “architect of the nonviolence movement,” as …continue reading
In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, Garden Grove City Hall willbe closed on Monday, January 18, 2021. Street sweeping services will not be provided on the holiday. Streets will be swept as scheduled on all other days. Trash pick-up will not be interrupted. For more information …continue reading
4,000 Anaheim Union students are poised to participate in the Sixth Annual AUHSD Servathon on Monday, January 20, 2020, coinciding with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday and National Day of Service. Students will be accomplishing more than 100 different service projects across the communities of Anaheim, Cypress, …continue reading
The personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2020’s States with the Most Racial Progress as well as accompanying videos. To measure America’s progress in harmonizing racial groups, WalletHub measured the gaps between blacks and whites across 21 key indicators of equality and integration in each of the 50 states …continue reading