Topic: Martin Luther King Jr.

Obama to speak at inauguration of King memorial

US President Barack Obama will speak at the dedication of a monument to civil rights leader Martin Luther King that has been rescheduled to October 16, the White House said on Wednesday.The imposing stone monument on the National Mall in Washington was ...
It is the collective consciousness of our country that has paved an open space for someone like Barack Obama to run for President. Obama represents two types of an evolutionary change that the American consciousness is ready for. This consists of the ...

Confessions of A Crasher

I don't know if Glenn Beck chose today, the day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous " I'd find a bit odd that someone like Beck who sees "community organizers" as a threat to his vision of America would be so ...
Tens of thousands of conservatives and advocates of the Tea Party movement attend at the Lincoln Memorial On Saturday, at the ""Restoring Honor"" rally. The event was led by right-wing icons such as Fox News conservative talk show host Glenn Beck. Conservative ...

US conservatives rally to 'restore America'

Tens of thousands of people gathered at the site where Martin Luther King Jr gave his "I Have a Dream" speech 47 years ago to hear right-wing icons call on them to "restore America."In wide-ranging and often religious terms, Fox News host ...

Beck, Palin urge patriotic values at D.C. rally

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Americans rallied in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to hear speeches about God and country in a conservative show of strength ahead of congressional elections this fall.The organizer, Fox TV host Glenn Beck, ...
Plans by the conservative Tea Party movement for a huge weekend rally at the site and on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic "I Have a Dream" speech have drawn fire from the civil rights movement.Called "Restoring Honor," the rally organized ...
The conservative Tea Party movement has raised hackles among African-American and civil rights leaders here for organizing a huge weekend rally on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's historic "I Have a Dream" speech.Called "Restoring Honor," the rally organized by rightwing ...
The author reflects on the calls of Martin Luther King Jr. for reparations for the African American community in the U.S. Many comparisons are made between Martin Luther King Jr. and President-elect Barack Obama, as he prepares to take office the same ...

Let the children speakKing and Obamafulfilling the dream

The article presents the views of several African American students from Bedford Academy High School in Brooklyn in New York, New York, on the legacy of Martin Luther King and the prospects of Barack Obama's presidency. One student pointed out that Obama ...
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