Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 21, 2013. 11 Photos.

"...Austin honored Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mon., Jan. 21 at the..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Photo Gallery

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade 2017

"...Texas to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday’s participants began their march at..."

Jan. 17, 2017 Photo Gallery

Events to Celebrate and Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy This MLK Day

An in-car rally, service opportunities, and more events this weekend

"...of the Austin Area Heritage Council’s annual march and day of service celebrating MLK Day, the organization will be..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Post by Lilli Hime

Point Austin: The Heroic Legacy of Martin Luther King

In a dark time, looking to King's example for inspiration

"...particularly shameful, in that it happened within a few days of our annual national commemoration of Martin Luther King..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Column by Michael King

MLK Jr. Day and Millions March Texas 2015

"...Phi Alpha lay a wreath at the statue of Martin Luther King...."

Jan. 20, 2015 Photo Gallery

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

See what 2020 has in store

"...Start the New Year by celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and the Lunar New Year...."

Dec. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Does Beer Dilute St. Patrick's Day?

Let's be offended

"..."Holidays such as St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo..."

March 19, 2013 Food Post by Ivy Le

Conjuring the Radical Dr. King

A new MLK Day event emphasizes the reverend's lesser-known orations

"...Quick quiz: Malcolm X or Martin Luther King Jr.?..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Kick off 2019 with some Texas travel

"...Hair of the Dog Day Jan. 1, Gruene, www.gruenehall.com..."

Dec. 29, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Snapshot: MLK Day March

Austinites reflect on the continued inspiration of Dr. King’s teachings

"...Tangible validation for one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite sayings – "the arc of..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Austin Celebrates MLK Day, 2014

January 20, 2014. 32 photos.

"...Thousands came out to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the capital city in..."

Jan. 21, 2014 Photo Gallery

B.B. King Saved My Life

He played blues so we can find a way through ours

"...They called him “King of the Blues” for the past 50 years, but..."

May 15, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Searching for a King

Debating leadership in the wake of the Tamir Rice decision

"...Following emotional ruination, social justice leaders themselves are looking to be led by a King – or at..."

Dec. 30, 2015 News Post by Kahron Spearman

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Start 2018 with some Texas travel

"...the last weekend of January and ending on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 13. In Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou in Lafourche Parish..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

An interesting encounter with a gifted storyteller in Birmingham

"...by a modern city built by the medical, insurance, banking, and telecommunications industries. The steel mills haven't tainted the..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

New year, new adventures

"...of pastries with counter and drive-through service. Order the Friday Special meal by Thursday at 4pm for pickup anytime..."

Jan. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Has Texas Observed Its Last Confederate Heroes Day?

Texas Lege considers bills to end the state holiday

"...Last month, the state of Texas observed Confederate Heroes Day for what many hope will be the last time...."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Day Trips: Mardi Gras, Shreveport-Bossier City, La.

The food and parades are worth the drive to northwestern Louisiana

"...After a couple of warmup parades on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Mardi Gras season gets started..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Celebrate MLK Day With P.I.E.

“Peace Includes Everyone” and everyone could use a treat right now

"...Whether savory or sweet, there’s something inherently communal about making and sharing pies. One homegrown organization has been organizing..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Day Trips

All sixty-eight years and 170 members of the "the world's longest-running Western Swing band" are covered at the LIght Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum in Mesquite, Texas.

"...by Wills, then called the Fort Worth Doughboys. The King of Western Swing began his career by talking the..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austinites Celebrate MLK Day

"...Community members and civic leaders gathered on Monday, Jan. 18, to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s..."

Jan. 18, 2021 Photo Gallery

Day Trips: Gandhi Plaza, Irving

Revered international leader memorialized in North Texas

"...was unveiled on what would have been Gandhi's 145th birthday on Oct. 2, 2014. The plaza is one of..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Happenings, news, and more

"...Mardi Gras tradition, the participants themselves become the beggars looking for gumbo ingredients. Rural communities like Mamou, Elton, Church..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Doris Miller Memorial, Waco

Memorial honors African American war hero

"...high school football team. Just shy of his 20th birthday he joined the Navy...."

Nov. 11, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...photograph by Gerald E. McLeod..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis

Memphis' Soulsville lives on

"...of needed cash. The deaths in 1968 of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and in 1967 of Otis Redding,..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

MLK All the Way

Over 10,000 folks came out to manifest Dr. King's vision

"...aside as the sun shone brightly on Austin's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade and festival, all to..."

Jan. 22, 2013 News Post by Kate X Messer

Selma

Although it's dramatically uneven, this film is a commendable historical drama about Martin Luther King Jr. that sidesteps the common pitfalls of adulatory biopics.

"...Ava DuVernay. Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Tessa Thompson, Common, Wendell Pierce,..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ride Along 2

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart partner again as mismatched cops

"...before? It was nearly two years ago to the day that the first installment of this comedy starring Ice..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Am Not Your Negro

A stunning doc on the civil rights era

"...assassinations of his friends Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., which occurred over the course of..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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