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Fort Lauderdale MLK Day parade goer with great-granddaughter: ‘We are still in struggle’
Read full article: Fort Lauderdale MLK Day parade goer with great-granddaughter: ‘We are still in struggle’At 76 years old, Kathy Smith still remembers when the third Monday of every January became a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in 1986.
Student entrepreneur at Miami MLK Day cookout: ‘They didn’t do it for nothing.’
Read full article: Student entrepreneur at Miami MLK Day cookout: ‘They didn’t do it for nothing.’Comedian Tommy Davidson was at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park on Monday in Miami where local businesses participated in a cookout.
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: It is ‘a day on, not a day off’
Read full article: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: It is ‘a day on, not a day off’There is a rare picture of the relaxed civil rights icon in Miami’s Overtown section back in the 60s at the historic Hampton house. Segregation made it a popular motel for traveling Black celebrities.
5000 Role Models of Excellence hosts annual MLK Day scholarship breakfast
Read full article: 5000 Role Models of Excellence hosts annual MLK Day scholarship breakfastThe 5000 Role Models of Excellence hosted its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast at the Miami Beach Convention Center Monday.
Billionaire entrepreneur Bob Duggan among grand marshals for MLK Day parade
Read full article: Billionaire entrepreneur Bob Duggan among grand marshals for MLK Day paradeA California native, Bob Duggan has done many things in his life, but becoming a grand marshal is something he would have never expected.
South Florida community comes together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Read full article: South Florida community comes together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The South Florida community came together again Monday for the 47th annual MLK Day Parade in Miami, honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
LIVE ‘BETTYCAM:’ Take an up-close look from inside the MLK Day Parade as Local 10’s Betty Davis participates!
Read full article: LIVE ‘BETTYCAM:’ Take an up-close look from inside the MLK Day Parade as Local 10’s Betty Davis participates!Beginning at 11 a.m. Monday, you can watch the annual MLK Day parade in Miami on air, on Local10.com or on our Facebook or YouTube pages.
Miami-Dade police make over 100 arrests on the road ahead of MLK Day
Read full article: Miami-Dade police make over 100 arrests on the road ahead of MLK DayThe Miami-Dade Police Department confirmed Monday morning that it has made over 100 arrests since Friday as ATV riders, motorcyclists dirt bike riders and even bicyclists took over roadways ahead of the annual Wheels Up, Guns Down ride.
MLK Day Wheels Up Guns Down organizer aims to legitimize demonstration
Read full article: MLK Day Wheels Up Guns Down organizer aims to legitimize demonstrationDwight Wells one of the organizers of a Wheels Up Guns Down demonstration on Martin Luther King Jr. Day described the bicyclists’ practice as “a culture thing.”
Victim of Fort Pierce MLK Day mass shooting dies, officials say
Read full article: Victim of Fort Pierce MLK Day mass shooting dies, officials sayA 30-year-old woman has died following a shooting that broke out between rival gang members during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Fort Pierce, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.
MLK Day Wheels Up Guns Down demonstrators take to streets in Miami-Dade
Read full article: MLK Day Wheels Up Guns Down demonstrators take to streets in Miami-DadeGroups of Wheels Up Guns Down demonstrators took to the streets in their bicycles on Monday afternoon to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Miami-Dade County.
Actress Jo Marie Payton serves as Miami’s MLK Day Parade grand marshal
Read full article: Actress Jo Marie Payton serves as Miami’s MLK Day Parade grand marshalJo Marie Payton was a student at Carol City Senior High School in Miami-Dade County when she learned of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Second gentleman speaks to young men at 5000 Role Models scholarship breakfast in Miami Beach
Read full article: Second gentleman speaks to young men at 5000 Role Models scholarship breakfast in Miami BeachSecond Gentleman Douglas Emhoff delivered a speech Monday at the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Foundation’s 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast in Miami.
Judge denies ‘stand your ground’ defense for gunman in racist tirade on MLK Day 2019 in Brickell
Read full article: Judge denies ‘stand your ground’ defense for gunman in racist tirade on MLK Day 2019 in BrickellVideos show Mark Bartlett wielded a loaded gun while yelling racial slurs to Black protesters — some of whom were as young as 11 years old — while they were blocking Brickell Avenue on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019 in Miami.