Remembering the day Martin Luther King Jr. debuted precursor to โI Have A Dreamโ speech in Detroit
The Walk to Freedom ended at the TCF Center -- then named Cobo Arena -- where Dr. King delivered a powerful speech. It was a precursor to his iconic โI Have A Dreamโ speech two months later in Washington.
โI have a dreamโ: Sharing Martin Luther King Jr.โs message of racial equality
DETROIT โ โI have a dream.โ Those words are synonymous with Martin Luther King Jr. and his message of racial equality first recited in Detroit. Itโs a powerful speech that still brings tears to the eyes of people of all races when you think about how Martin Luther King Jr.โs dream has impacted our culture. READ: Remembering the day Martin Luther King Jr. debuted precursor to โI Have A Dreamโ speech in DetroitItโs even more impactful when you look at how far weโve come as a country, especially in the eyes of children. โMy grandfather had Martin Luther King here for the Freedom Walk and that was the first time that the speech was debuted at New Bethel Baptist Church,โ Cristal Franklin said. If you would like to see the full video of the 2004 โI Have A Dreamโ speech recital, please click here.
Heat to use COVID-19-sniffing dogs to screen fans at games
(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)MIAMI โ The Miami Heat are bringing back some fans, with help from some dogs. The Heat will use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to attend their games. The first Heat game with ticket holders is set for Thursday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Monday is the first day that season ticket holders will be able to start securing their seats. At Heat games, fans arriving for the game will be brought to a screening area and the detection dogs will walk past.
Lessons from the trip Martin Luther King Jr. took to Michigan State University in 1965
DETROIT โ On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, many will remember that Detroit was the rehearsal for the civil rights iconโs I Have a Dream speech. Not much is known about the two visits Dr. King made to Michigan State University in the 1960s. Dr. King spoke passionately about achieving a world brotherhood perspective, abolishing the notion of superior and inferior races, and ridding the world of segregation. Donโt let the bullies with the rifles and shotguns intimidate you,โ said Dr. Green. And both Dr. Green who is now 87 and Washington, 76, more than 50 years later believe that much of what King spoke about in that speech is still being fought for today.
Remembering the day Martin Luther King Jr. debuted precursor to โI Have A Dreamโ speech in Detroit
DETROIT โ Monday is the 35th official Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For many, MLK Day is just another day off -- a day to relax, a day to do things, do some community service. For one couple, the day means so much more to them because they were there the day King came to Detroit and debuted his original โI Have a Dreamโ speech on June 23, 1963. Somewhere in that crowd was a 22-year-old warrior for Civil Rights named Dorothy Dewberry-Aldridge. She and her husband, Dan Aldridge, have spent more than 60 years fighting for Civil Rights, equality and social justice.
Trooper who faced firing in Black man's death dies in crash
(Michael M. Santiago/Pool via AP)A Louisiana state trooper has died following a single-vehicle highway crash that happened just hours after he learned he would be fired for his role last year in the in-custody death of a Black man. Authorities initially said Greene died after crashing his vehicle into a tree following a high-speed chase in rural northern Louisiana that began over an unspecified traffic violation. But Greeneโs family alleges troopers used excessive force and โbrutalizedโ him while taking him into custody. The controversy deepened last week when Greeneโs family released graphic photographs showing deep bruises and cuts to his face, and other photos showing his car with little damage. State Police have said only that the 49-year-old Greene died โafter resisting arrest and a struggle with troopersโ who took him into custody.