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Despite Calls For Unity, A Second MLK Day Parade Will Take Place In Houston
Posted on · After Houston’s mayor throws his support behind a single parade on MLK Day, another group plans to move ahead with their event.
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Houston
UPDATE: Memorial Services For Houston Civil Rights Leader Ovide Duncantell
Posted on · Mr. Duncantell, who passed away on October 25, founded Houston's Black Heritage Society and also made news in 2012 when he chained himself to the oak tree planted on MLK Boulevard.
City of Houston
Mayor Turner Says Houston Will Have One, Official MLK Day Parade In 2019
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner said Houston will partner with the Black Heritage Society, which organized the nation’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade 40 years ago. The MLK Parade Foundation has produced a competing event for the past two decades.
Houston Matters
Dream of MLK Statue in Houston Close to Becoming Reality After Three Decades
Posted on · More than 30 years ago, Houston’s Black Heritage Society, after being approached by Martin Luther King, Sr., wanted to find a way to memorialize Martin Luther King, Jr. in the city. While they wanted a statue, they ended up settling for a live oak tree on MLK Boulevard. That set in motion a series of […]
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The Future of Houston’s Libraries, the MLK Tree, and the Transtar Control Center: Houston Matters for Thursday, January 16, 2014
Posted on · The Houston Public Library last week announced itâs making available thousands of audiobooks, movies and music titles for free borrowing and streaming online and on mobile devices. Itâs a reminder that libraries are much different places today than they once were – or, at least, what we may have once perceived them to be. You […]