Inspired by his vision of Jesus as ‘an extremist for love,’ the civil-rights leader challenged America’s status quo in ways that even some of his supporters resisted. Martin Luther King, Jr.,...

Aug 31, 2016 · On April, 3rd, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech in Memphis. In it, he urged African Americans to put their money in black-owned banks.

Jan 16, 2023 · The nation celebrated the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr.

Aug 28, 2013 · Fifty years to the day that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. told a crowd of 250,000 in Washington that "the Negro…finds himself an exile in his own land," Wall Street is mostly a foreign...

Oct 18, 2011 · The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington, D.C., was dedicated this week and metaphors have been stretched like taffy linking King’s seminal marches with the Occupy Wall Street protests.

Jan 17, 2025 · These two hidden gems are hiding in plain sight at the intersection of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. Is the stock market open or closed on MLK Day 2025? See holiday schedule. Here's what...

Jan 13, 2024 · Michael King is the birth name of Martin Luther King Jr. It is the name on his birth certificate – and it was never legally changed.

Jan 12, 2024 · When he returned to the US he renamed his son, 5-year-old Michael, to Martin Luther King Jr. Neither of their names were legally changed. (Martin Luther King III is the only legally...

Jan 20, 2025 · This year, on the birthday of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., it’s more important than ever to remember that populism is a political philosophy that’s closer to King’s vision than...

Oct 29, 2024 · The Black Wall Street Times interviewed Ward on his role as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the importance of remembering the dream. Alignment leading up to “For The Love of Mahalia” Ward’s passion for the arts began at an early age.