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ROCK | Remembering MLK

IRIE™ Magazine | ROCK - Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Remembering MLK On January 20, 2020, the world remembered and honored the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968), the prominent voice in the civil rights movement. A champion for advancing civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr. chose nonviolence and civil disobedience, to […]

Roots | Martin Luther King, Jr.

Irie Magazine | Roots | MLK - Facts an' T'ings

MLK… Facts an’ T’ings January 15, 1929 January 15, 2019 marks the 90th birthday of Baptist minister and Social Activist, Martin Luther King, Jr., the prominent voice in the civil rights movement. A champion for advancing civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr. chose nonviolence and civil disobedience, to address the political and social injustice that […]

Roots | March on Washington

Irie Magazine | Roots | March-on-Washington

March on Washington August 28, 1963 The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the March on Washington, or The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, Martin […]

Roots | Selma to Montgomery

Irie™ Magazine | Roots - Selma to Montgomery

Selma to Montgomery Right to Vote The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile (87 km) highway from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were organized by activists to demonstrate the desire of African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in defiance […]