Loyola Marymount Recognizes Danny Bakewell Sr. in Special MLK Interfaith Service
January 26, 2023
A beautiful service in honor of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was held at Loyola Marymount University on January 18, 2023.
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Martin Luther King Day
Cedars Sinai MLK Roundtable With L.A. Sentinel Publisher Danny J. Bakewell Sr.
February 2, 2022
Monday, January 17, 2022- Cedars-Sinai’s virtual 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration—a yearly gathering honoring the life and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Aircraft Carrier Named After Doris Miller
February 20, 2020
Miller fought during the attack on Pearl Harbor after the Japanese surprise attack on the islands on December 7, 1941.
Call 2 Worship – January 3
January 2, 2019
King Day Celebration 27th Anniversary takes place Jan. 5, at 11 a.m., at the King monument in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Shopping Center, 103rd and Compton Ave., in Los Angeles. The theme is “Going Forward With the Dream.” The free program includes music and refreshments. To learn more, call (323) 566-5286. Carson Community Deliverance Center Church holds a Women’s Prayer Service on Jan. 12, at 10 a.m., at 555 E. 220th St., in Carson. The public is invited to attend for worship and prayer. For information, call (310) 835-7905. Greater Emmanuel Temple hosts the Central California District Council’s Leadership
Hutchinson unlikely to try ending King-Lee holiday this year
May 12, 2016
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that he’s unlikely to proceed this year with his plan to end Arkansas’ practice of honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same day.
Martin Luther King Day Parade
February 16, 2016
Hundreds Gather to Hear Reflections on Dr. King at South Coast AQMD’s Annual Day of Service Event
January 27, 2016
Over 425 guests filled the California Science Center’s Loker Conference Center on Saturday, January 16, 2016 for the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) Third Annual Martin Luther King Day of Service Forum. Each year this event, which embraces Dr. King’s vision of the “Beloved Community,” seeks to inform attendees about Southern California’s air pollution challenges and encourages them to work with the SCAQMD to achieve clean air for all. The audience enjoyed personal reflections on the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. King shared by the program keynote speaker former Mayor of San Francisco, Willie L. Brown, Jr. and