by UMOJA Staff | February 24, 2021 | Dr. King Celebration
The Urban Cabaret & MLK Youth Awards Thoughts of completely erasing 2020 from memory is nothing more than wishful thinking. It happened. All of it. The deadly pandemic. The recession. The racial unrest. The political strife. Each bore unprecedented challenges. The...
by Yvette L. Craig | February 24, 2021 | Dr. King Celebration
The King Coalition of Madison and Dane County held its 36th annual King Holiday observance celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtually with hundreds tuned in. Challenging injustice with strength and love was the theme of this year’s commemorative event. Held Jan....
by Yvette L. Craig | February 24, 2021 | Dr. King Celebration
Renowned Professor Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. Take a moment and think about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Are his arms locked in a chain of civil rights marchers singing “We shall overcome?” Or, is he standing at a podium before...
by Yvette L. Craig | February 24, 2021 | Feature
On Monday, Jan. 18, the nation will pause to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the continuing struggle for equality. The Civil Rights icon would have turned 92 this year. The power in King’s masterful oratory, especially his remarkable landmark...
by Kenneth Robert Cole | February 24, 2021 | Feature
In the age of information there is a new cause to support every minute. And every other minute there is a new sentiment to abhor. There is a constant yin and yang – pushing and pulling of sides to choose from and sets opposing information to consume. Everyone...
