Chicago honors MLK Jr.’s legacy with community service and leadership initiatives
City and state leaders along with community members gathered at Soldier Field Monday morning for the 35th annual Dr. Martin ...
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Chicago historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas commemorates life and Chicago impact of Martin Luther King Jr.
Shermann “Dilla” Thomas honored the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his complicated history in Chicago during his keynote ...
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Retracing Martin Luther King’s Time in Chicago With Sherman ‘Dilla’ Thomas
Almost six decades later, urban historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas is making sure new generations know the details of Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in Chicago through his educational tours of the ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: What's open and closed? Schools, USPS, museums and more
Many Chicago-area museums however will remain open, and some even have a free admission day. Here's what to know. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK Jr.’s daughter: ‘Wonderful’ Trump being inaugurated on day celebrating father
Bernice King, the daughter of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., says the simultaneous occurrence of MLK Day ...
Lake Forest church holds 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast
Martin Luther King Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, was presented by the Church of the Holy Spirit and the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff ...