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King's Words Merit
Lessons Today
What would lie
say about Iraq,
other conflicts?
R on W eber
T he P ortland O bserver
by
If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were
alive today, what would he say about
our progress in bringing the world’s
d iverse populations clo ser? How
would he bring us closer to peace,
harmony, and brotherly love? His
words are relevant still today:
“Alienation is an evil force because
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a champion for peaceful solutions at home and abroad.
it separates and divides. All the forces
o f good in the world are founded in
interconnectedness and unity of m an...
Growth requires connection and trust.
Alienation is a font! o f living death. It
is the acid of despair that dissolves
society.”
Dr. King learned a great deal about
the Gandhian style of cohabitation
across the globe. People have and will
always be different. Shades o f skin
color, political beliefs, worship styles,
living habits, custom s and much more
are what make the world so diverse.
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Martín Luther King, N A T IO N W ID E
Exploring namesake boulevards across the states
by L ee P eri . man
T he P ortland O bserver
"There is a road that winds its
way through the heart and soul o f
black America. It may be called a
boulevard, a drive, an avenue, a
street, or a way, but it is always
named Martin Luther King. ”
Between the years 2000 and
2003, author Jonathan Tilove and
photographer Michael Falco toured
20 of the more than 650 streets
named in honor of Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. The places ranged
from Atlanta, Chicago and New
York City’s Harlem to Florida’s
Belle Glade.
“The most im pressive things
about the King Day parade here is
that there is one; the next most
impressive thing is that there is an
MLK down which to march. ”
The journalist’s journeys were
planned, and they arranged in ad
vance to meet key people, but
they also happened upon many
things by chance, and concede
there was probably a lot that they
missed.
The impressions are recorded
in “Along Martin Luther King,” a
highly readable and richly illus
trated book. It is a collection of
amusing, inspiring and thought-
provoking anecdotes that illus
trate larger truths.
One is that, for all their differ
ences, MLK streets nationwide
roughly define the location of local
African-American communities.
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.Alone? the
Boulevard
Book spotlights Northeast
Martin Luther King
by
T he P ortland O bserver
“Along Martin Luther King” is di
“Along Martin Luther King“ photographer Michael Falco captures a moment with
Portland consultant Dionne Peeples who coined the northeast slogan “Soul of
Portland. ”
Name
Signals
Progress
MLK Boulevard
attractive to
business owners
See page Bfc
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L ee P erlman
vided into chapters titled “The Mecca”
(Atlanta), “The Buckle on the Black
Belt” (Selma, Alabama), “The Soul”
(Jackson, M ississippi), and “The
H eart" (C hicago), “ B roadw ay"
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on page H5
M eet the
Legend
King Tribute
at Jefferson
Martin Luther King
reading list fo r all
ages
Annualevent
to fili high school
auditorium
See page B17
See page B7