Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial schedule announced, D.C. residents get sneak preview
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We get first dibs! Mayor Vince Gray has announced the District's event schedule for the week leading up to the Aug. 28 dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and it includes a sneak peek of the memorial for D.C. residents. Also: yet another rally demanding that we get some representation with our taxes.
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Martin Luther King Memorial opens today. Like, right now
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Today is not the day everyone in D.C. has been waiting for. That day is tomorrow, when, we were told, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial would open to District residents (later amended to include our suburban neighbors and, well, anyone else who happens to be in town). But, in fact, the memorial opens today, at 11 a.m. As in, right now. Shhhh, don't tell anyone!
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The MLK Memorial is done, here's a photo
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We all can't wait to see the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, but let's be honest: It's going to be a madhouse at the Tidal Basin next week. You could attend "DC Residents Day" on Tuesday and jostle with suburbanites from Maryland and Virginia, or you could wait until the official dedication on Aug. 28 — and compete with tens of thousands of camera-toting tourists. Hell, you'd be better off watching from the top of the Washington Monument.
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Mayor Vince Gray wants you at the Full Democracy Freedom Rally
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Lost somewhat in the news that next Tuesday's "DC Residents Day" — a sneak peek of the Martin Luther King Memorial — will not, in fact, be restricted to D.C. residents, is an event the following Saturday titled "DC Full Democracy Freedom Rally and March." The cause, of course, is D.C. autonomy — taxation with representation — and Mayor Vince Gray, who's been arrested at these things before, is demanding the attendance of all you complacent slackers.
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MLK Memorial preview to be open to everyone, not just D.C. residents
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D.C. residents were told they'd get an exclusive preview of the Martin Luther King Memorial next Tuesday, but so many people demanded tickets that Mayor Vince Gray was forced to open up the sneak peek to everyone. The day, Aug. 23, is being called "D.C. Residents Day," but we're not feeling very special if we have to share it with Virginians and Marylanders.
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Picture of the day: Metro's Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial commemorative pass
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WMATA is offering a themed one-day pass to honor the opening of the MLK memorial on Monday, August 22.
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MLK Jr. memorial dedication ceremony set for Aug. 28
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Dedication ceremony for MLK Jr. memorial to take place on the day he gave 'I Had a Dream' speech.
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Mlk marker dedication ceremony planned Saturday
The formal dedication of a permanent memorial of engraved plaques along the route of the annual Martin Luther King Day March will take place Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Loudoun County Courthouse.
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Libraries celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month was kicked off early at the Greenbelt Library when C.R. Gibbs presented the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. last week.
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A dream deferred
Celebrating King’s legacy, even as racial disparities linger in public school system.
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Unfufilled dreams for the working class
What would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. say about today's working class?
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Taking to roads to find Martin Luther King's legacy
It started as a series of high school road trips, chances to venture out of the District with the loose intention of picking apart a well-worn Chris Rock joke about the violence on streets
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A Rebel With a Cause: Redefining Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, and Jr. was such a rebel. And make no mistake about it, he was a tough rebel.
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Stoddert fifth grader gets big picture on MLK Day
Stoddert Elementary School fifth-grader Laurence Zeffler's social studies essay assignment last week was to explain how slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction and Martin Luther King, Jr. are related.
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream
Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday dedicated to the civil rights leader who was born Jan. 15, 1929, and was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
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Martin Luther King quotes: Ranking his best wisdom
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for some timeless quotes on civil rights and morality. Here we present many of those quotes, and some you may not know so well, for you to choose your favorites.
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Manna, Giant team up for county-wide food drive
Local food bank Manna Food Center and grocery store chain Giant Foods joined forces this weekend as part of the nation-wide effort.
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Frederick to honor civil rights leader with Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration and Service Fair
A group of area nonprofits is inviting residents to serve their community during the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration and Service Fair.
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