DIRS.INFO top alerts submit data jurnalism about API
login
Top related persons:
Martin Luther King Jr - 2 ” - 2 Martin Luther - 2 “ - 2 Martin Luther King's - 2 Bernice King - 1 Dexter Scott King - 1 Dexter - 1
Top related locs:
India American Malibu , California Atlanta Washington Inside Ashland ” Islam
Top related orgs:
ATLANTA - 1 The King Center - 1 Atlanta - 1 CNN - 1 Washington - 1 Netflix - 1 Rustin - 1 Lincoln Memorial - 1

Search resuls for: "Martin Luther King's"


5 mentions found


☆ Martin Luther King's Daughter Recalls Late Brother as Strong Guardian of Their Father's Legacy
  + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Associated Press | Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +3 min
Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter remembered her late brother on Tuesday as a fierce and visionary steward of their father's legacy. The center offers virtual classes on Martin Luther King’s philosophy of nonviolence. Tuesday's news conference started with a music video featuring Whitney Houston and other artists that was produced to celebrate the first Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday in 1986. In addition to Bernice King, he is survived by older brother Martin Luther King III. Bernice King downplayed her differences with Dexter King, saying she always agreed with her brother in principle.
Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Bernice King, Dexter Scott King, ”, Dexter, ” Bernice King, —, Martin Luther, Coretta Scott King, “, ‘, ‘ I’m, you’ve, Dexter King, Martin Luther King, “ Dexter, Martin Luther King’s, Whitney Houston, didn’t, Martin Luther King III, Yolanda, Dexter King's Organizations: ATLANTA, The King Center, Atlanta Locations: Malibu , California, Atlanta
☆ Bayard Rustin biopic spotlights organizer of the March on Washington
  + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +12 min
“Rustin,” a biopic that depicts how Rustin navigated a gantlet of personal and political hurdles to pull off the March on Washington, debuts on Netflix today. Rustin was the “glue guy” leader for the civil rights movement. Colman Domingo, center, as Bayard Rustin in "Rustin," which premiered Nov. 17 on Netflix after a brief run in theaters. Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin exhorts young civil rights volunteers in a scene from "Rustin." Some of that patriotism may seem naïve now, but it furnished the civil rights movement with tremendous vitality.
Persons: Bayard Rustin, Clark, Rustin, Martin Luther, “, Puddington, “ He’d, ” Puddington, “ Rustin, ”, Michelle Obama’s, “ Bayard Rustin, Michael G, George C, Wolfe, Colman Domingo, Martin Luther King Jr, ” Rustin, it’s, Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm, Philip Randolph, Glynn Turman, Randolph, King, King —, Gandhi, ” Bayard Rustin, Donaldson, Michael Ochs, King he’s, Black, Omar Bradley, Parrish Lewis, Netflix Rustin, Ella Baker, Ying, Yang, Martin, Rebecca Solnit, “ Hope, ” Solnit, Bayard Rustin exhorts, David Lee, President’s, Obama’s, “ Bayard, Martin Luther King's, American Gandhi, Mr, Cathy Young, ” John Blake Organizations: CNN, Washington, Netflix, Rustin, Lincoln Memorial, Denver Post, of Prisons, Michael Ochs Archives, Getty, NBA, “, Society, Freedom, Quaker Locations: Washington, Inside Ashland, ”, Islam, Vietnam, India, Pennsylvania's Lewisburg, American, America, Europe, New York City
☆ Ava DuVernay makes history with Venice premiere of 'Origin'
  + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
VENICE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Award-winning director Ava DuVernay on Wednesday became the first African American woman to present a movie in competition at the Venice Film Festival, overcoming sceptics who had tried to talk her out of applying. "I can't tell you how many times I have been told: 'Don't apply for Venice, you won't get in'. Something happened that hadn't happened in eight decades before, an African American women in competition." DuVernay said it would have been impossible to put together such a cast with a studio in charge. "Origin" is one of 23 movie competing for the coveted Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, which ends on Sept. 9.
Persons: Ava DuVernay, sceptics, DuVernay, Isabel Wilkerson, Jim Crow, Wilkerson, Suraj Yengde, Selma, Martin Luther King's, Aunjanue Ellis, Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Crispian Balmer, Nick Macfie Organizations: Venice Film, Blacks, Golden, Thomson Locations: VENICE, American, Venice, African American, Nazi Germany, United States, India, Indian
☆ President Biden to give sermon at Martin Luther King's church in Atlanta
  + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan 15 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will become the first sitting American president to speak at a Sunday service at Martin Luther King Jr.'s church in Atlanta as he seeks to bolster support among African Americans ahead of an expected run for re-election in 2024. Marking the national holiday celebrating the slain civil rights leader, Biden will deliver a sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church at the invitation of its pastor, Democratic U.S. King was pastor of Ebenezer church from 1960 until his death. Many presidents, including Biden, have visited Ebenezer to honor King, usually during events around the time of his birthday. The Atlanta visit comes as Biden girds for what is expected to be an announcement of his re-election bid in the weeks ahead.
☆ DeSantis casts himself as a national leader at his inauguration amid 2024 speculation, promising Florida will 'carry the torch' of freedom and fight 'woke'
  + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Florida Gov. The Florida inauguration offered a split screen from the national conversation back in Washington, DC, where Republicans performed poorly in the midterms. Florida Gov. Zackary Atkins hangs a street sign with the name of Florida Gov. Retired broadcaster Gene Deckerhoff, who was the voice of the Florida State Seminoles for 43 years, was the MC for the event.
0 next >>
Total: 5