Thousands gathered Monday morning in downtown Fresno for the annual march to honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Gathering at St. John's Church on Mariposa and R streets, the marchers took R to Tulare Avenue, then to P Street in front of City Hall. Speakers like Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and...
Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Fifty years ago, one of America’s key civil rights leaders — the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was assassinated outside the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. As we honor King’s legacy on the January 15 federal holiday, the quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University in Ohio,...
Selfless Patriotism Died 50 Years Ago Today With MLK Assassination
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, was a shot that rang out like none other in the tumultuous 1960s. Washington and many other cities erupted in riots, mostly described as race riots, but I would aver. I was there. I walked the streets of the...
For These Volunteers, MLK Day is All About Service
For employees of healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente Fresno, the Martin Luther King holiday isn’t a day off. It is a day on. Nearly 80 volunteers worked on projects in and around the Poverello House homeless services campus in downtown Fresno on Monday (Jan. 15). They helped paint sheds, organize hygiene...
For These Volunteers, MLK Day is All About Service
For employees of healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente Fresno, the Martin Luther King holiday isn’t a day off. It is a day on. Nearly 80 volunteers worked on projects in and around the Poverello House homeless services campus in downtown Fresno on Monday (Jan. 15). They helped paint sheds, organize hygiene...
MLK Would Argue That Those Who Oppose Trump Are America's Real Patriots
In the turbulent days following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, activists launched resistance movements: Greenpeace activists climbed a large construction crane near the White House and unfurled a large banner with the single word – “Resist.” Similar protests took place elsewhere. Thousands of protesters used their bodies to spell the word...
MLK Would Argue That Those Who Oppose Trump Are America's Real Patriots
In the turbulent days following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, activists launched resistance movements: Greenpeace activists climbed a large construction crane near the White House and unfurled a large banner with the single word – “Resist.” Similar protests took place elsewhere. Thousands of protesters used their bodies to spell the word...
Has the World Forgotten MLK Defended Israel to the Hilt?
Martin Luther King Jr. was an unabashed Zionist. “The whole world must see that Israel must exist and has a right to exist, and is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world,” MLK said in 1967. But a group that is being honored by a Fresno committee...
Has the World Forgotten MLK Defended Israel to the Hilt?
Martin Luther King Jr. was an unabashed Zionist. “The whole world must see that Israel must exist and has a right to exist, and is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world,” MLK said in 1967. But a group that is being honored by a Fresno committee...
Think You Know Martin Luther King Jr.? Try This Quiz
Fifty years ago, one of America’s key civil rights leaders — the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was assassinated outside the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. As we honor King’s legacy on the Monday, Jan. 15 federal holiday, the quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University in...