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You are here: Home / Archives for Martin Luther King Jr.

A day of remembrance

March 30, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On April 4, 1958, 50 years ago to the day, our nation’s greatest peacemaker was brutally taken from us by a sniper’s bullet. On Wednesday, April 4th, from 6–8:30 p.m., at Mount Zion Baptist Church, located at 1634 19th Avenue (Rev. Dr. S McKinney Ave.) the MLK Commemoration Committee, with Honorary Chair Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, will be […]

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2018, Martin Luther King Jr., VOL 37 NO 14 | MARCH 31 - APRIL 6

EDITORIAL: Seattle APIs need to honor MLK legacy at Jan. 18 march and rally

January 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This Monday, Jan. 18, many Americans across the nation — but not enough — will celebrate and honor the legacy of the most famous Civil Rights activist in this country. Instead of treating this federal holiday like any other day off of work, we strongly urge you to attend and participate in the 34th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, a rally and march, at Garfield High School in Seattle.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Annual Martin Luther King Jr, Black Lives Matter, Black Panther Ron Johnson, Civil Rights, Garfield High School, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Pacific Islander Americans, Seattle, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22

No sitting on sidelines — Retired Korean American attorney and civil rights activist demonstrates political consciousness

November 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly For Mel Kang, the path to becoming a civil rights activist in the 1960s and later, a community volunteer for several local organizations, has been one marked by a determination to be a part of the solution to injustice in the world. A third-generation Korean American, he and other […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Goodman, Ekman Bohrer, James Chaney, Los Angeles, Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Mel Kang, Michael Schwerner, NLRB, President John Kennedy, Retired Korean American, Robert Kennedy, Schwerin Campbell Barnard, Seattle Mayor Paul Schell, UFW, United Farm Workers, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, William Bradford Huie

New kid on the block — Island Pacific to come to town

October 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Viet Wah located at Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., which closed this past August, has been leased by Filipino Supermarket chain, Island Pacific of California. According to its web site, Island Pacific aspires not only to promote Filipino cuisine to Filipino communities across the United States, “but also […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Filipino Supermarket, Food, Island Pacific, Martin Luther King Jr., Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Seattle, United States, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, culture

Civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs dies at age 100

October 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Grace Lee Boggs, a longtime activist who was part of the labor, civil rights, black power, women’s rights and environmental justice movements, died Monday, Oct. 5, at her Detroit home. She was 100. Boggs and late husband James Boggs were involved in advocacy for decades. She helped organize a […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Bryn Mawr College, Chinese, Detroit Summer, Grace Lee Boggs, James Boggs, Martin Luther King Jr., New York City, PBS, Philosophy Library, President Barack Obama, Rhode Island, Socialist Workers Party, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, White House, poverty

Viet Wah MLK location closes

August 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly At the end of the day on Sunday, Aug. 9, Viet Wah Superfoods was permanently closed for business at the location on 6040 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., Seattle. Fifty people are out of work at the store of 24,000 sq. ft., specializing in Asian groceries. High rent […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Plaza, Assunta Ng, Chinatown International District, Duc Tran, Jackson Square, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Rim Mall, Paul Liao, Seattle, South End, Viet Wah, Viet Wah Superfoods, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, social media

Charles Johnson: Subdue racism by ‘Taming the Ox’ of the self

May 29, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Judy Lightfoot Crosscut In an ancient Buddhist parable, an ox runs away from a young herder. Traditionally, a series of ten drawings shows the boy searching everywhere for the beast, eventually finding it and taking charge, then climbing onto its back to ride it home. Award-winning Seattle author and retired University of Washington professor […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Award-winning Seattle, Ben Franklin, Boy Science Wonder, Charles Johnson Subdue, Chinese Zen, Credit Wikimedia Commons, Ethelbert Miller, Guinea Pig, Judy Lightfoot, Martin Luther King Jr., New York Times, Riding Home, Rinzai Zen, Spiritual Practice Shambhala, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, White Americans, attention

In memory of … Ticiang Diangson: A legacy of environmental justice

February 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A pioneer in the field of environmental justice, Ticiang Diangson died peacefully on Jan. 29 at her home on Beacon Hill.  The legacy of her work lives on in Seattle and in cities throughout the nation. Born in Chicago in 1941 during the pre-civil rights era, Diangson experienced extensive racial intolerance as a half Polish, […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Asian Pacific Women, Bastyr University, Chinatown International District, City Light, Environmental Justice, MSW, Martin Luther King Jr., Native Americans, Puget Sound, SPU, Seattle City, Seattle Public Utilities, Shoreline College, South End, Ticiang Diangson, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20

Keeping the name but changing the meaning — How King County changed its own history and honored MLK

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When researching the history of King County, it gave our staff the shivers. The historical documents reveal a beautiful tribute to a beautiful man.

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Civil Rights Act, James Street, John Quincy Adams, King County Courthouse, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Prize, PASSED, Reverend Dr, Seattle, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Voting Rights Act, WASHINGTON, WHEREAS

MLK matters to Seattle — Huge turnout for rally and march

January 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly On January 19, 2015, a large crowd gathered at Garfield High School <!–more–>in Seattle to rally and march on behalf of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and the continued struggle that faces the United States as a result of Ferguson and the series of deaths of unarmed black citizens […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Capitol Hill, Eric Garner, Federal Courthouse, Garfield Gymnasium, Garfield High School, Governor Jay Inslee, International District, King County Jail, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Minal Singh, Seattle Huge, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Yesler Terrace, Youth Detention Center

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