The Northern Kentucky NAACP hosted its 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Outreach Luncheon on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Taking place at the Newport Syndicate, a large event hall in Newport, the event saw members of the NAACP, area professionals, elected officials, representatives from local school districts and […]
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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” Now, millions of people honor King in the same way. […]
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April 1968: King leaves legacy in NKY before assassination highlights divide
This story originally appeared in the April 14 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Rick Robinson is a local author who is writing a book based on life in Northern Kentucky in 1968 and what we can learn now. LINK will publish excerpts from the book regularly in […]
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Rick Robinson’s 1968: April
This story originally appeared in the April 14 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Rick Robinson is a local author who is writing a book based on life in Northern Kentucky in 1968 and what we can learn now. LINK will publish excerpts from the book regularly in […]