Things are much better in terms of equality for blacks and other minorities today, 50 years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. But much remains to be done. That was a key takeaway from the ninth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, presented Monday, January 20, by the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Sponsored chiefly by … [Read more...] about Touré Reports Challenges Still Plague Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream At Dallas Institute Of Humanities And Culture Symposium
Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium
Ambassador Andrew Young And The Rev. Zan Holmes Recall Their Days With The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
MySweetCharity just received this report from Monday night's Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium: "In the wake of President Obama’s second inauguration, Dallas was celebrating another leader in memory of Martin Luther King Jr. The City Performance Hall was lit up Monday evening at the Dallas Institute’ sophisticated and soulful 8th Annual MLK Symposium with rousing standing … [Read more...] about Ambassador Andrew Young And The Rev. Zan Holmes Recall Their Days With The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Vonie, Monday Night Andrew Young Will Recall A Time When Black And White Was Clearly Wrong
Until the late 1960's, life was pretty much black and white. No, we're not talking about television programming. It was a time when the age-old wall between blacks and whites was showing signs of crumbling, much like Lance Armstrong's credibility. Shocking as it may now seem, it was the way of life. There were "colored" water fountains, colored restrooms, back-of-the-bus … [Read more...] about Vonie, Monday Night Andrew Young Will Recall A Time When Black And White Was Clearly Wrong
Dallas Institute Brings Ambassador Andrew Young To Commemorate A Great Appreciation For A King
Today it's hard to imagine a world where equality was a mysterious relationship. Today, we take it for granted that such things as "colored" (oh, how we hated writing that one) was written above water fountains and restrooms. Why if you check out the Majestic Theater, there are still a scant few remnants of how "people of color" took rickety stairs to the highest balconies to … [Read more...] about Dallas Institute Brings Ambassador Andrew Young To Commemorate A Great Appreciation For A King
Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium Provides Venue For Reflection On Life Before Civil Rights Movement
History lesson time: There was a time in Dallas when air conditioning was a luxury, NorthPark was just a dream and all people were not equal. Oops, what was that last one? Legally, all people were equal, but segregation was still in play. "Colored people" had separate water fountains, sat in the upper tiers of movie theaters, took their place in the back of the bus and just … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium Provides Venue For Reflection On Life Before Civil Rights Movement
The Dallas Institute To Present Fred Gray And Jeffrey Toobin for Sixth Annual MLK Symposium
Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The Dallas Institute will present the Six Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium at 7 p.m. on Monday at the Winspear. This year's program should be especially interesting. With the theme "Just and Unjust Laws: the Core of the Civil Rights Struggle," the keynote speakers will include CNN senior analyst Jeffrey Toobin and the legendary … [Read more...] about The Dallas Institute To Present Fred Gray And Jeffrey Toobin for Sixth Annual MLK Symposium