Martin Luther King Jr Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Seitu’s World: A Celebration Of Martin Luther King Jr. And A Pre-Easter Celebration At NAN In Harlem

Photographs by Seitu Oronde On Saturday, April 3, 2021, Seitu attended an event honoring the memory of Martin Luther King jr., and a pre-Easter celebration with Rev. Al Sharpton and many others at the National Action Network (NAN) in Harlem.Continue reading

Actor, HBCU Grad, Harlem Fave And More Chadwick Boseman Passes, He Will Live Forever

Chadwick Boseman, who played icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding a place in our heart Continue reading

Families, Rights Groups Demand U.N. Investigate U.S. Police Brutality, Protest Suppression

In an unprecedented move, the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, and Philando Castile, together with over 600 rights groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union and U.S. Human Rights Network.Continue reading

Seitu’s World: 1st Annual Mothers Festival 2019 At Jacob Javits Center In New York City

Photographs by Seitu Oronde On Saturday, December 14th, 2019, Sietu attended by Martin Luther King III 1st Annual Mothers Festival 2019 at Jacob Javits Center in New York City.Continue reading

Harlem Grad Says Billionaire’s Student Loan Payoff Is Life-Changing And He’ll Pay It Forward

A Harlem college graduate says his life has been changed after learning billionaire tech mogul Robert F. Smith who graduated from Columbia University was picking up the tab for his student loan debt.Continue reading

Dr. King’s Global Inspiration And Influence Explored At The Schomburg In Harlem

With Crusader: Martin Luther King Jr., the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents an intimate photo travelogue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as an ideological pilgrim, global citizen, traveler, and friend.Continue reading

Dance Theatre Of Harlem Founder Arthur Mitchell Pioneering Dancer Passes (Video)

Dance God, Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and who would go on to become a driving force in the creation of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, has died. Continue reading

Statement By Mayor de Blasio On The 50th Anniversary Of The Fair Housing Act From Harlem To Hollywood

Adopted 50 years ago today, the monumental Fair Housing Rights Act of 1968 sought to protect Americans from housing discrimination, whether renting, buying, or securing financing for a home.Continue reading

Ambassador Haley Delivers Remarks At The UN In Remembrance Of The Slave Trade

Harlem has a long history of dealing with the issue of slavery, from Columbia University grappling with it's ties to slavery to the African Burial ground of slaves in East Harlem.Continue reading

Rev. Sharpton Hits Trump With Mickey D Joke In Harlem

Free Beacon reports that Harlem's Rev. Al Sharpton hit President Donald Trump for his weight during comments marking Martin Luther King Jr., Day in Harlem, quipping he should order three Big Macs instead of two.Continue reading

49th NAACP Image Awards New Date In 2018

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and TV One, a television network dedicated to the best of black culture and entertainment, today announced that the 49th NAACP Image Awards will be nationally telecast live on TV One on Monday, January 15, 2018.Continue reading

Harlem’s Riverside Church To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Martin Luther King’s Speech

NY Daily News reports that fifty years ago Tuesday, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a fiery take down of America’s military intervention in Vietnam.Continue reading

Harlem Rep. Espaillat To Skip Trump’s Inauguration

Harlem Congress person Adriano Espaillat has represented New York's 13th Congressional Distrcit for only a few weeks, but has already become one of Congress' most vocal critics of President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration. Continue reading

de Blasio And Farina Support Mentoring Event On MLK Day

NYC Service, in partnership with New York City Football Club, today hosted its Annual Speed Mentoring Event at the Club’s office in midtown Manhattan. Continue reading

‘Stride Toward Freedom’ Signed By King The Day Of Assassination Attempt 1958

Martin Luther King Jr signed autographed book assassination attempt PSA/DNA For an incredible man who simple stated "I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading