There are 11 article(s) tagged Martin Luther King Jr:

• May 2019

  • Research reveals social factors that influence swimming

    Research reveals social factors that account for large discrepancies in the way people in the U.S. connect with swimming. 

    By Jared Boyd May 29, 2019

• April 2019

  • Jesse Jackson and Stax: The reverend's largely forgotten link to Memphis

    Rev. Jesse Jackson and Memphis-based Stax Records formed an alliance following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death here that allowed Jackson to use the record label as a platform to spread the spoken word.

    By Jared Boyd April 14, 2019

  • Perrusquia: Conspiracy theory about MLK's Memphis march skirts essential facts

    As the story goes, FBI agents hired provocateurs to smash store windows and start a riot designed to embarrass King. A recent account includes civil rights photographer Ernest Withers in the plot, but there's no credible proof for the theories. 

    By Marc Perrusquia April 04, 2019

  • Memphis 51 years later: We are not there yet

    The Rev. James Lawson, who invited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis 51 years ago, will speak at Memphis Cares 2 on April 7 at Crump Stadium. The event recalls the first Memphis Cares, held three days after King's assassination.

    By Mark Stansbury April 03, 2019

• March 2019

  • A sanitation worker's struggle still inspires his son

    In a 1973 interview with Ebony magazine, Memphis sanitation worker John C. White said Dr. Martin Luther King's sacrifice stayed with him: “I've had a better life.”

    By Johnnie Mosley March 28, 2019

• February 2019

  • Sanford: Russell Sugarmon blazed a trail for racial change in Memphis

    In his early career, Russell Sugarmon played a key role in Memphis' political evolution, both as a candidate for city office in 1959 and as a lawyer for college students who staged sit-ins at lunch counters and public libraries.

    By Otis Sanford February 21, 2019

  • Nelson: Ernest Withers – flawed but no less a hero

    Ernest Withers, the famous Memphis photographer, was also Ernest Withers the informant, a man whose life illustrates Martin Luther King's description of man's dual nature.  

    By Michael Nelson February 21, 2019

  • America has a hate problem

    As our country continues to debate over how we secure our borders, whether or not to build a wall to keep people out of our country, we might consider taking a closer look at those who are born within it. Hate is killing our country.

    By Terri Lee Freeman February 08, 2019

• January 2019

  • Calkins: Grizzlies embarrass themselves on national TV

    The Grizzlies have played nearly 18 years of home games. Their MLK Day loss to the Pelicans was their worst regular-season home loss ever.

    By Geoff Calkins January 22, 2019

  • MLK Sports Legacy Award Symposium reminds that civil rights are a work in progress

    Chris Bosh, Wayne Embry, Candace Parker and Bill Walton were this year's National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award honorees and were part of a symposium before Monday's Grizzlies game. 

    By Don Wade January 21, 2019

  • MLK Days of Service pays tribute to Dr. King’s passion for community involvement

    Weekend of community service projects will bring area residents together to continue Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.

    By Christin Yates January 16, 2019