Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sought to forge the common ground on which people from all walks of life could join together to address important community issues. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

The full version of the famous speech, by the brilliant and inspirational Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Though the holiday is celebrated on Monday, he was born on January 15th, 1929. He died on April 4, 1968. picked by sykeo56 11 months ago

Officials are discontinuing the use of trash bags featuring the county's logo -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s face -- after deeming them innapropriate. The move opens a window into the tricky decisions the county has to make more than two years after becoming the first government to adopt King's face as an emblem. picked by suebe 1 year ago

I have a dream picked by suebe 3 years ago

A jumbo-sized road sign claiming that civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican has stirred a religious and political fight in Houston, where a church leader is trying to draw black voters into the GOP. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

The organization raising funds to erect a monument honoring the civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr have been paying King's family a million dollars to be allowed to raise funds to pay for the monument. Now they are demanding $800k for the monument to have part of one of his speeches engraved on it. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and many of his dreams remain unfulfilled picked by buddha 2 years ago

Tonga’s king has agreed to give up much of the near–absolute power his family has held for generations. King George Tupou V will relinquish his role in day–to–day governmental affairs and will be guided by the prime minister ’’in all matters of governance,’’ picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

If you don't know this group, give them a look-see. Comic genius is not overstating it. This is their tribute to the violent film maker. It's also the censored version, which means you don't have to her the 'F' word a gratuitous 20 to 30 times... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Late-term abortionist, LeRoy Carhart had this to say about the killing of Tiller.
"This is the equivalent of Martin Luther King being assassinated," the Washington Times quoted Carhart as saying. "This is the equivalent of Pearl Harbor, the sinking of the Lusitania
Understandably this was not apprecited by King's family. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

In this episode for some reason MLK is in the future... I forget why, but he gives a big ranting speech against BET culture... and apparently he likes canada. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

So the band at my local public High school, Martin Luther King High, the students spent lots and lots of time raising money for a trip to Beijing this year to play at the great wall.. So after lots of hard work and effort, right as they're warming up the performance is cancelled. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

MLK picked by moe 2 years ago

Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan who returned from three decades of exile to bless his war-battered country's fragile course toward democracy, died Monday, President Hamid Karzai said. He was 92. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Burger King Corp. plans to swap its generic fast-food feel and bland tiles and tabletops for a vibe that's more sit-down than drive-through. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

As the helicopter hovered above the herd, one swore he heard a penguin ask.... "Does this place seem crowded to you?"

The babies hatch and the king penguins begin caring for their young.
Awesome images. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

An American secretary at the Ghanaian embassy woke to a 4 a.m. call 15 months ago — telling her she is the next king of Otuan, Ghana.

(icon is not the king in story) picked by lynxears 2 months ago

Stick with me on this - it's in keeping with the theme day. The theory in the film is that Mad King George was mad because of porphyria . One of the symptoms of porphyria is that it makes your wee change colour. In George's case it turned it blue. See - there's our link. Whilst treated as fact in the film, there is some debate in reality, hence headline to the film, but George's actual wiki... read full post picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Eight fruit-filled baskets and 20 sealed jars have been found concealed in a chamber next to the tomb of King Tutankhamun. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An inscribed limestone block might have solved one of history's greatest mysteries -- who fathered the boy pharaoh King Tut.

"We can now say that Tutankhamun was the child of Akhenaten." picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago