MLK Breakfast announces expansion of Tomorrow’s Leaders Award presented by VyStar Credit Union Jan. 17
In an exciting development for 2025, students will have the opportunity to submit not only essays but also visual art and poetry, showcasing their talents and understanding of Dr. King’s legacy through new creative mediums. The contest is open to elementary, middle, and high school students.
Cleophus Smith, who marched with MLK during the 1968 'I Am A Man' sanitation worker's strike in Memphis, passes away
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One of the last people to march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 passed away Sunday, according to a verified GoFundMe page. Cleophus Smith died at the age of 82. He was one of the last strikers to march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1968 Memphis sanitation worker's strike, made famous by their mantra "I Am A Man," which Memphians can still see on the side of some City of Memphis garbage trucks.
FBI Records Set to Be Released in 2027: Alleges Shocking Truth of Historic Georgia Activist
When people think of Martin Luther King Jr. a Georgia born activist, the first thing that comes to mind is a leader and a saint for the Civil Rights Movement. However, according to FBI tapes which are set to be released and unsealed in 2027, Dr. King Jr. was nothing more than a cruel person.