Tell us what this holiday means to you and how you will celebrate?
Monday, Jan. 21 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the national holiday honoring the prominent civil rights activist is a time to give back and serve the community, be it through removing graffiti or picking up litter in a local park. For others, it’s an opportunity to educate themselves about King and his life's work. And for others, it’s a time to just kick back and enjoy the prolonged weekend. Ways to Serve in Largo So, tell us—What does Martin Luther King Jr. Day mean to you? What are you doing to commemorate King’s legacy? The Holiday's History Martin Luther King Jr. Day, now a U.S. holiday, took 15 years to create. Legislation was first proposed by Congressman John Conyers (D-Michigan) four days after King was assassinated in …
Pinellas Preparatory Academy fifth-graders made connections between the history lessons of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Arizona shootings.
On Friday, a class of fifth graders tried to make sense of both the Arizona shooting that killed six people and Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight for justice and equality.. The Pinellas Preparatory Academy's fifth-grade students pushed their tables and chairs against the walls to make space for their performance. They sang to the song, “One Day” by Matisyahu. The lyrics were about waiting for the day when people will be treated the same, when violence will end and children will play. Lined up in rows, the students performed the song with hand gestures they created to coincide with the words. They simultaneously tapped their wrists to signal waiting and alternately raised their arms; pointing their index fingers to symbolize the number one. “…
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Leroy A Haggard
9:01 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013
Since MLK was gunned down, time perhaps could be spent thinking of ways to curb gun violence. Forget the rhetoric of the past two weeks, but a common sense approach to solving a problem affecting law abiding citizens keeping the 2nd amendment alive and well. And that means putting aside all emotional drama on both sides of the fence. To think the White Hoiuse can come with a workable solutiuon in… more ›