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HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania today announced its program schedule for January 2012: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program: Nathaniel Gadsden's Writers Wordshop will present "The Principles of Peace: Remembering King" on Sunday, Jan. 15 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The State Museum. The program will focus on Dr. Martin Luther King's vision to lead a revolution for social justice, equality and civil rights for all...
Construction of this Historic Monument Documented for the Past 18 Months Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 13, 2011 EarthCam, the international webcam technology experts, is proud to announce the premiere of their official construction time-lapse movie of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. EarthCam will unveil the time-lapse on EarthCam.com today, leading up to the memorial's dedication on October 16th. Viewers of the time-lapse will witness the creation of the newest memorial on...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As the lead contractor for the MTTG Joint Venture team responsible for designing and building the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, Turner Construction Company (TCC) continues to commemorate this historic project by celebrating living pioneers in the architecture, engineering and construction industries. TCC specifically recognizes its Sr. Vice President of Community Affairs Mr. Hilton O. Smith, as a Lifetime Pioneer. (Photo:...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) has donated an additional $1 million toward the effort to build a lasting memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The gift pushes the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. closer to reaching the $120 million needed to fund the Memorial, which will be dedicated in a West Potomac Park ceremony on October 16th. Boeing helped launch fundraising activities in...
NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, which opened to the public in August, will be officially dedicated by President Obama on October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. ROMA Design Group was selected to design the memorial in 2000, after winning an international design competition from a field of nearly 1,000 design teams. The memorial design was a team effort within the ROMA office, developed under the design direction of Boris Dramov, FAIA,...
Wake Forest University undergrad traces "I Have a Dream" back to King's high school speech WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- You may know all or parts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech by heart, but you may not know that famous speech contains striking parallels to an address about brotherly love and nonviolence he gave as a 15-year-old high school student. Despite years of scholarly investigation of King's life, writings and oratory, it...
ATLANTA, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises announced today that The James M. Cox Foundation is pledging a $500,000 gift to the National Center for Civil & Human Rights. The gift will go into effect upon the Center's ground breaking. The pledge joins a previous $1 million contribution by the James M. Cox Foundation to secure the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection (King Papers) and a $750,000 gift by Anne Cox Chambers to secure the sketches of U.S....
Due to Hurricane Irene this event has been canceled WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Fattah's (D-PA) event recognizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for its success in erecting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Monument has been canceled due to Hurricane Irene. Details of the original event follow: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110323/DC70526LOGO) More than 800 members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and their guests will gather on Capitol...
Congressman Fattah (D-PA) will recognize the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for its success in erecting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Monument. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 800 members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and their guest will gather on Capitol Hill this weekend to receive recognition for their diligence in securing a place on the Mall for a National Memorial for their frat brother and civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Logo:...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As the country prepares for the dedication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s National Memorial in Washington, DC, August 28, 2011, playwright Janet Langhart Cohen echoes Dr. King's appeal for justice and equality in her compelling one-act play Anne and Emmett to be held at the Atlas Theatre, Washington, DC, November 3-6, 2011. August 28 holds significant meaning for Langhart Cohen. It is not only the day Dr. King's Memorial will make history as the...
