Tag Archives: Martin Luther King

MLK 2020 Iowa Events

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Here is a list of MLK Day 2020 events around Iowa.  Check your local news source for additional events.  For details of each event listed here including programs, speakers, times, locations, sponsors, hosts, click on this link The Des Moines … Continue reading →

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MLK Day 2016 Iowa Events

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Many events are planned for Monday’s national MLK Day of Service and observance of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. SERVICE: The website http://www.allforgood.org includes a database of formal projects planned for Monday, including several in the Des … Continue reading →

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Best Wishes From Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Trish Nelson

This is a remarkable story of a young college student’s personal encounter with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) in Cedar Falls during the fall of 1958.   Posted here with permission. by Harold H. Hensel … Continue reading →

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Hey – He’s Like Me!

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Dave Bradley

For those of you who read DailyKos you will recognize the following post as the writings of Bill Harnsberger aka “Bill In Portland Maine.” BIPM is the purveyor of much wit and much truth in his daily “Cheers and Jeers” column. … Continue reading →

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“Workers Don’t Deserve A Living Wage”

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Last weekend as I spoke with various people, I asked them to be sure to support the fast food workers strike last Thursday. Several times I heard the comment that “They don’t deserve more money.” My mouth literally dropped open. I … Continue reading →

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Fiftieth Anniversary Of The March On Washington

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Today the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Justice is commemorated in Washington. Remember that Dr. King was among other things, a true believer in jobs with dignity and decent pay to bridge the distances between … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Kings

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Dave Bradley

We are nearing the fiftieth anniversary of the “March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom.” In the sweltering summer of 1963 with tensions mounting throughout the country for action on civil rights, huge crowds descended on the nation’s capital in … Continue reading →

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