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Leaders From All Over East Texas Gathered In Hawkins, TX To Honor His Legacy.

The Next Major Holiday Coming Up On The Calendar Is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday And Celebrations Are Being Planned All Across East Texas.

Today's theme is "Power in the People...Freedom, Equality, and Prosperity". There can be none of these things if we don't start getting our STUFF together-as a community and as a nation.

Oprah helped produce the movie Selma six years ago, and the theme is timeless. It might be a good way to honor the Rev. Dr. King today, on the holiday that marks his legacy.

As we head into the MLK Weekend, I wanted to share with this article I wrote last year during the summer of police brutality protests with an update to recent events.

To see the United States Capitol building infiltrated and ransacked by an insurrection of rioters was deeply disappointing and embarrassing.

Come celebrate Tyler's first MLK Day Parade of the new decade.

It's sad that all history isn't respected by all. When we leave details out about any event concerning any group of people, it affects how our world is shape. A student by the name of Justin Giuliano came up with the hashtag to inform more about black history. Here, I found seven facts about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that we never learned in school.

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of a brave man, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Born January 15, 1929 and taken away from us too soon. Today, as you enjoy your day off from work, really consider what his contribution to the country was. Ask yourself the question, "Why do I remember the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."

On this day in 1929, Michael Luther King Jr. was born. His name was later changed to Martin because his father, Michael Sr. changed his name to Martin after the reformer Martin Luther. The name change took place for both Sr. and Jr. in 1934 when Dr. King was 5 years old.

One of the most influential speakers of our lifetime, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired mankind. Below are our top five Martin Luther King speeches of all time. Enjoy!

Giving a day of commemoration to one of the world's most instrumental civil rights leaders whose peaceful words and deeds contributed to a whole new understanding of equality and brotherhood seems like a no-brainer. Martin Luther King Day's history, however, was fraught with controversy and took years just to get on the federal government's official calendars.