Wall Street Journal
- Some African-American leaders are criticizing talk show host Glenn Beck for the date and location of his planned rally in Washington this weekend. The rally will be at the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream Speech,’’ 47 years after King’s famous address.
Beck has said he [...]
Glenn Beck’s rally on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech is drawing criticism, protests and questions about his intentions.
Beck insists the event Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial is not about politics, even though Beck and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a potential 2012 presidential [...]
Washington Informer
- Civil rights and progressive organizations will hold a rally at a local high school and march to the site of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the historic March on Washington on Sat., Aug. 28.
The activities will be led by the Rev. [...]
Washington Post
- Forty-seven years ago this weekend, on a sweltering August day often remembered simply as the March on Washington, my father delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. A memorial to him is being erected at the Tidal Basin, not far from where he shared his vision of a nation [...]
Dedrick Muhammad
- This year’s anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington promises to be one of the more memorable in quite sometime. The 47th anniversary of an event is usually not one organizers focus on for a big commemoration but in a few weeks thousands will be in the streets this August 28th commemorating [...]
