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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) SUNDAY, JANUARY 15: MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIRTHDAY Profile America -- Sunday, January 15th. Dr. Martin Luther King would be 83 years old today. The civil rights leader, minister, and recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize was born in 1929 and assassinated in 1968. Tomorrow is a federal...

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will speak at the 44th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service on Monday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. EST at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Bolden will give brief remarks and bring greetings from President Obama. The theme of this year's celebration is "Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Mission Still to Fulfill." Other public officials also will speak. Live streaming coverage will be available the day of the event at: http://tinyurl.com/7xa25qz

Ripple Effects Offers Free Interactive Learning Resource for Teachers and Parents to Address Link between Power, Prejudice and Ethnic Conflict San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 13, 2012 In honor of Martin Luther King, Ripple Effects (http://www.rippleeffects.com), the leading provider of digital social-emotional learning and self-directed mental health guidance tools, announced today that it is offering its award-winning tutorial, “Power, Prejudice and Preventing Ethnic Conflict” to...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) views Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 16, 2012), as an opportunity to highlight the rich accomplishments of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement, and offers free admission and special programs throughout the day. A special component of this year?s programming is the screening of the Lucasfilm LTD documentary, "Double Victory," which spotlights the historic role of the Tuskegee...

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In observance of Martin Luther King Day, slightly more than three in ten employers (31 percent) will give all or most workers a paid holiday on Monday, January 16, according to Bloomberg BNA's most recent survey of holiday practices. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120110/DC33627LOGO) This is only a marginal 1 percentage-point change from figures reported by employers for 2011 (30 percent). While up slightly...

Dr. King will also speak at the Booker Washington Center, Northern Illinois Women's Center (abortion clinic) and Christian Life Schools in the Rockford First Assembly auditorium. ROCKFORD, Ill., Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Alveda King (niece of Martin Luther King, Jr.) will speak on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the fourteenth annual January Life Breakfast organized by the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society and the World Congress of Families to be held at...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Harry E. Johnson Sr., president and CEO for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation will be the featured speaker for the museum's 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Program Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. Johnson's remarks addressing the history and significance of the national memorial project paying tribute to King will be followed by a dialogue with Tracey Webb, founder and editor-in-chief of...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 150 employees expected to participate across southeast Michigan Fourth annual MLK Week of Service benefits residents and strengthens partnership with the United Way of Southeastern Michigan Beginning Jan. 16, the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Chrysler Group LLC employees will commemorate the life and legacy of King with a week of hands-on community service activities throughout...

ATLANTA, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Martin Luther King III, member of the Founding Group and Board of Directors for Bounce TV (http://www.bouncetv.com), the country's first and fast-growing over-the-air broadcast television network for African-Americans, announced today that the network will present the broadcast television premiere of the acclaimed documentary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective this Monday, January 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET in honor of the...

- City of San Antonio celebrates 25th anniversary of City-sponsored march - SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 200,000 attendees are expected to participate in the 25th Anniversary City of San Antonio Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative March - one of the nation's largest MLK Jr. marches - on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 at 10 a.m. in San Antonio, Texas. A testament to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s impact on all Americans, this local City-sponsored march will...