Articles Tagged: Martin Luther King Jr.

‘The Mountaintop’ creates a fictional hotel room conversation the night before the Civil Rights leader’s assassination

The city of Coralville honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with music, games and mural-painting on Monday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday that’s designated as an official day of service. What does that mean? And how are Iowans marking the day?

The conference on Jan. 13 in Cedar Rapids will feature 26 panelists, six entertainers and organizers hope more than 1,000 participants from across the state.

With 26 panelists, six entertainers and the goal of finding solutions to some persistent problems facing Black Iowans, the MLK NOW conference Jan. 13 in Cedar Rapids is expected to draw more than 1,000 people from across the state.

At United Action for Youth open mic night, students share fears about “harmful” bills proposed in the Iowa Legislature related to gay and transgender youth.

Pastors Keeyon and Stephanie Carter and Kennedy High senior Gentine Nzoyikorera recipients of the 2023 ‘Who is My Neighbor?’ award