Since its enactment in 1986, I’ve attended numerous Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorations. Nearly all have been disappointing. Few speakers demonstrate knowledge of the foremost leader of the ...
Martin Luther King Jr., we reflect on his profound impact both nationally and here in the Chicago area. Dr. King’s leadership during the Chicago Freedom Movement in 1966 brought the fight for civil ...
As the movement matures, it increasingly emphasizes personal freedom over conformity, marking a departure from both traditional restrictions and newer, self-imposed limitations. The natural hair ...
Martin Luther King Jr was no different. Through his plight for justice in the ‘Freedom Movement’, he said there was one particular genre that gave him the power to be “triumphant”. From the period of ...
“He engages the people. He becomes neighborly. He visits the local stores, but he also starts the march,” Thomas said. King would later start a housing movement known as the Chicago Freedom Campaign, ...