Singer Stevie Wonder a Major Influencer in Martin Luther King Holiday

January 18, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

It would take singer songwriter, Stevie Wonder 15 years and countless protests, marches, and free concerts before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday would become a national holiday. In the course of this pursuit Wonder would be assisted by U.S. labor unions and countless citizens who would put their names to a petition of more […]

Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!

January 20, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

This Guy Changed the World! The Civil Rights Act of 1964 will be just 56 years old this July. The Voting Rights Act of 1965, allowing African Americans to cast votes, is just 55 years old. The Fair Housing Act of 1968, which prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of property, is just 52 years […]