Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed in 1986, and is observed the third Monday of every year to honor one of the most influential men involved in the American Civil Rights movement.
A hack job, outright lies : Trump commission s 1776 Report outrages historians
Gillian Brockell, The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2021
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Historians responded with dismay and anger Monday after the White House s 1776 Commission released a report that it said would help Americans better understand the nation s history by restoring patriotic education. It s a hack job. It s not a work of history, American Historical Association executive director James Grossman told The Washington Post. It s a work of contentious politics designed to stoke culture wars.
The commission was created in September with a confusing news conference featuring Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. The 45-page report is largely an attack on decades of historical scholarship, particularly when it comes to the nation s 400-year-old legacy of slavery, and most of those listed as authors lack any credentials as historians. While claiming to present a nonpartisan histor
Lake Worth Beach celebrates Martin Luther King s birthday Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can, says Mayor Tryolo Amongst the crowd leaving the steps of Lake Worth Beach city hall is Ericka Cooper Haden. She s joined the 27th annual candlelight march through downtown Lake Worth Beach.
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LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. â Amongst the crowd leaving the steps of Lake Worth Beach city hall is Ericka Cooper Haden. She s joined the 27th annual candlelight march through downtown Lake Worth Beach. Once again we shall overcome is the theme of this year s event. This needs to be a situation where we come together, and we think about humankind because we re all on the same planet together and we have to learn to co-exist in peace, harmony, and love, Cooper Haden said.
Cantrell announces changes designed to give minority businesses their âfair shakeâ of city contracts
Ceremonies honor life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Sabrina Wilson | January 18, 2021 at 5:34 PM CST - Updated January 18 at 5:34 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Standing in front of a permanent memorial for the late Dr. Martin Luther King Junior, Mayor Latoya Cantrell reflected on the day.
âThis is a day to remember, to celebrate, and to act,â Cantrell said.
And Cantrell announced action her administration is taking to restructure the cityâs procurement process to ensure minority-owned businesses get their share of city government contracts.