Martin Luther King Jr. – Motor City Muckraker

That time Martin Luther King Jr. defied hecklers in Grosse Pointe speech in 1968

By Steve Neavling on January 21, 2019 Culture, Headline, History

Three weeks before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. looked nervous. Those close to him noticed that his normally steady hands were shaking. His forehead glistened in sweat.

Martin Luther King Jr., supporters defied hecklers in Grosse Pointe speech in 1968

By Steve Neavling on January 18, 2016 Art & Entertainment, Headline, History, posts

Those close to King noticed that his normally steady hands were shaking. His forehead glistened in sweat.

Jan. 20, 1986: MLK Day observed for the first time

By Abigail Shah on January 20, 2014 History, On This Day

The holiday was initially proposed by Rep. John Conyers (D., MI) and Sen. Edward Brooke (D., Mass) in 1979.

Detroit’s rundown Martin Luther King Boulevard lined with abandonment, homelessness, new housing

By Steve Neavling on January 23, 2013 Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Lens On Detroit, posts

The boulevard is lined with abandoned buildings and homes, new public housing and a few schools and churches.