The Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest asked students to consider King's challenge: “What are you doing for others?” Here ...

First place: Leanna Mitchell, third grade, Samuel Clemens School ... We should help everyone because it’s the right decision. More:Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest winners grades 6-8.

This year’s recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the 39th anniversary of the national observance of the federal holiday. King, one of the United States’ most prominent figures ...

Dr. Martin Luther ... he first became interested in fighting against racism. He was kicked out of the first grade, and he ended up skipping two more years of school later on. Dr. King enrolled ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest asked students to consider King's challenge: “What are you doing for others?” Here are grades 6-8 winners.

First place: Calvin Vang, eleventh grade, Golda Meir School. Teacher: Melissa Rickey. Martin Luther King famously said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing ...

Although MLK Day was established in 1983 and first observed ... Truck, activities for the kids, community speakers, and the unity walk.This event starts at 10 a.m. Martin Luther King Way and ...

HORSHAM — Martin Luther King Jr. once said ... Elementary School’s Acceptance Day and Day of Service, fifth-grade students visited classrooms to read aloud “Do Unto Otters: A Book ...

Born January 15, 1929, to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King, Martin Luther King Jr. was the couple’s second child and their first son ... and the 11th grade and started ...

A framed poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on campus at South Dakota State University in Brookings. MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was first published without consent in The New York ...

Martin Luther ... Dr. King's belief in collective action encouraged me to work toward tangible, lasting change in my neighborhood. Additionally, my involvement in my ninth-grade high school's ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Here are events, celebrations and services that pay tribute to the civil rights leader. FaithBridge’s annual MLK Interfaith Prayer Breakfast: 7:30 ...