Did you know that the US Congress passed the “King Holiday and Service Act” in 1994? The federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday was signed and observed in the 1980s. Later, the Corporation for National and Community Service led the effort to designate the day as a national day of service, a “day …
A man who never stopped asking the question, “What are you doing for others?” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career. “Everything that …
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My family and I LOVE books. We love to read them. We love to collect them. We love to share them. In fact, this year, instead of candy, we handed out board books to all the children under 2 on Halloween. We also keep our local pediatric ophthalmologist office supplied with a collection of new …
