/tags/martin-luther-king-jr Martin Luther King Jr. en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:28:02 GMT /news/2024-02-28/bronze-pieces-from-mlk-memorial-in-denver-recovered-after-being-sold-for-scrap Authorities say bronze artworks stolen from a Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in City Park in Denver, along with seven bronze pieces taken from a nearby fountain, have been recovered. Police say the pieces were sold to a scrap metal business. Denver police said Tuesday that because two memorials were vandalized and the metal was sold as scrap, they do not believe it was a bias-motivated crime. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:28:02 GMT /news/2024-02-28/bronze-pieces-from-mlk-memorial-in-denver-recovered-after-being-sold-for-scrap The Associated Press /news/2024-01-12/12-ways-to-get-inspired-and-celebrate-this-mlk-weekend This MLK weekend, communities across Northern Colorado will host events featuring everything from historical reenactments of Black civil rights leaders to marches and vigils in honor of the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:35:27 GMT /news/2024-01-12/12-ways-to-get-inspired-and-celebrate-this-mlk-weekend Natalie Skowlund /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-12/getting-to-the-promised-land-how-former-state-lawmaker-wilma-webb-created-mlk-day-in-colorado Amid the ongoing battle for racial justice, MLK Day, celebrated on Monday, gives us a moment to see where we’re going and what we still need to do. Today on In The NoCo, we hear from former state lawmaker Wilma Webb, who fought for years to bring MLK Day to Colorado. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-12/getting-to-the-promised-land-how-former-state-lawmaker-wilma-webb-created-mlk-day-in-colorado In The NoCo, Stephanie Daniel /community/2021-01-17/colorado-communities-plot-virtual-path-to-progress-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day Northern Colorado communities are honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with virtual celebrations this year. In contrast, student organizers from the University of Northern Colorado are marking MLK Day by marching against social injustice. Here are other scheduled events across the Front Range for Monday, Jan. 18. Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:00:48 GMT /community/2021-01-17/colorado-communities-plot-virtual-path-to-progress-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day Amanda Andrews /2020-08-28/colorado-organizers-rally-for-justice-on-anniversary-of-the-march-on-washington Organizers in Denver and Fort Collins are marching for racial justice today on the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:17:56 GMT /2020-08-28/colorado-organizers-rally-for-justice-on-anniversary-of-the-march-on-washington Amanda Andrews and Maxine Speier /news/2020-01-15/my-duty-former-state-rep-wilma-webbs-journey-to-create-mlk-day-in-colorado Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be celebrated on Jan. 20 this year. Although the federal holiday is an annual tradition across the country, it wasn't… Wed, 15 Jan 2020 21:04:43 GMT /news/2020-01-15/my-duty-former-state-rep-wilma-webbs-journey-to-create-mlk-day-in-colorado Stephanie Daniel /2019-03-22/her-dad-was-a-slain-civil-rights-leader-she-remembers-his-assassination Edwin Pratt, the then-head of the Seattle Urban League, was assassinated in 1969 at his home. At StoryCorps, his daughter and her godmother remember him and the night he was shot. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:05:31 GMT /2019-03-22/her-dad-was-a-slain-civil-rights-leader-she-remembers-his-assassination Lindsey Feingold, Kelly Moffitt /community/2016-01-17/mountains-and-marades-how-coloradans-can-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. will be remembered Monday in several events, including free admission to Rocky Mountain National Park. In celebration… Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMT /community/2016-01-17/mountains-and-marades-how-coloradans-can-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr /npr-news/2016-01-15/the-accidental-wheelman-of-martin-luther-king-jr In the mid-'60s, Tom Houck left high school to join the civil rights movement. But he never expected he'd become the personal driver to the movement's leader — mostly because he had a license. Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:44:00 GMT /npr-news/2016-01-15/the-accidental-wheelman-of-martin-luther-king-jr NPR Staff /npr-news/2013-02-12/1963-emancipation-proclamation-party-lacked-a-key-guest The Kennedy administration commemorated the Emancipation Proclamation with a reception for a virtual who's who of black Americans. However, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stayed away. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:52:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-12/1963-emancipation-proclamation-party-lacked-a-key-guest Karen Grigsby Bates