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| MLK Holiday January 18, 2010 Cocoa, FL Events |
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The life of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and black civil rights leader continues to inspire people around the world with his message of non-violence on the road toward equal rights for all.
Today in the US, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an official holiday observed with parades and community service as well as events and festivals to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. on "MLK Day", celebrated this year on Monday, January 18, 2011.
Around the Web, learn more about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. in quotes, biographies, famous speeches, poems, and kid's activities to remember the day and to celebrate the man who captured the imagination of millions .
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| February is Black History Month 2010 |
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With an historic, momentous win in the US presidential election — former Illinois senator Barack Obama has generated worldwide headlines for having been elected as the first African American president in U.S. history. His platform of unity, change, self determination and hope was defined by the catch phrase, "Yes, we can!" and statements such as "We are the change we have been waiting for...".
Most recently the only African American serving in the Senate, Obama first came to national prominence with a stirring speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, in which he called for an end to polarization along party lines, saying,"There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America."
Obama's appeals for both national unification and international diplomacy made the attractive and charismatic orator the most popular grass-roots presidential candidate in a generation. Drawing support from the online population, his campaign netted millions in small donations. The outreach has continued after the election. It seems that Obama has the key to mobilizing the
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