martin luther king

Judge: MLK Jr. kids must resume documenting papers

Sat, 11/01/2008 - 21:35 - USATODAY.com Nation - Top Stories

A judge has ordered Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter to resume documenting her mother's personal papers, which are at the center ...

Nigeria: Obama Shows the Way to African Leaders

Sat, 08/30/2008 - 09:50 - AllAfrica News: Latest

The times are too serious, the stakes are too high, now is not the time for small plans It was indeed vintage Obama early morning yesterday, inside Denver's Invesco Field Stadium during the closing stages of the Democratic National Convention. And if the idea to make the day run in sync with the 45-year anniversary of the famous Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream" speech, in order to kill a flying political bird, the day; and Barack Obama, just did a whole load more than that. It brought down an albatross from its cruising flight.

POLITICS-US: The Reinterpretation of Dreams

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 23:40 - IPS Inter Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (IPS) - In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King stood on the steps
of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington and gave a speech that went
down as one of the greatest in U.S. history.

Democratic convention: A stage and a performance fit for a president

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 23:30 - guardian.co.uk World news

Fourty-five years to the day after Martin Luther King speech first African-American presidential nominee anointed

US election: Barack Obama's acceptance of his party's nomination brings 80,000 people to their feet

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 05:40 - guardian.co.uk World news

Barack Obama fulfilled the promise of his emergence onto the US political stage and the dream of Martin Luther King when he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination

Lawmaker sees MLK's dream growing closer to reality

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 01:45 - USATODAY.com Politics/Elections 2008

Those close to Martin Luther King Jr. said the Obama nomination is one realization of King's dream.

Editorial: In praise of... American rhetoric

Thu, 08/28/2008 - 23:20 - guardian.co.uk World news

Editorial: Martin Luther King spoke of his dream exactly 45 years before Barack Obama's big day

Veterans of 1963 march reflect on a changing America

Thu, 08/28/2008 - 20:05 - International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions

Handful of Democratic convention delegates heard Martin Luther King Jr. speak in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.

In King's shadow, Obama claims his prize

Thu, 08/28/2008 - 18:10 - AFP - Wire stories

DENVER, Colorado (AFP) - Barack Obama was Thursday to summon America to join his crusade for change, as the Democratic convention climaxes in a historic echo of Martin Luther King's" "I have a dream" speech.

National Briefing | South: Georgia: Dr. King’s Son Sues Siblings

Wed, 08/20/2008 - 18:10 - NYT > U.S.

Two of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s children have been sued by the institution that their mother founded and their brother heads.