Samuel L. Jackson says he did meet the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but that's not him in a historic photo of King playing pool in Chicago in 1966.

When Martin Luther King Jr.‘s birthday and holiday roll around each year, one thing I love to see are photos of Dr. King simply living his life with joy. Playing pool. Sharing a laugh. We know ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated annually on the third Monday in January to mark the late activist’s birthday. In ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Pool - MLK Pool Event Calendar. 2025-04-20. 2025-04-20. APR. 20 . Bayview Beautification Day - Volunteer Community Service. 11:00am–12:30pm at Martin Luther King Jr. Pool ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the year 2025 is being celebrated today, January 20. ... Beyond his activism, King had a love for playing pool and was reportedly quite skilled.

Nowhere more so than in Atlanta’s West Side, perhaps best remembered as a one-time meeting point for Dr Martin Luther King Jr and other civil rights icons.. Between cuts and shaves, barber Umar ...

A crochet enthusiast with dreams of being a lawyer, Dakash will join the MNPS board as its newest student member this fall.

Martin Luther King III: And legacy is not just about what happens at the end of your life, meaning that you accumulated a lot of resources and you want to pass them on. That may be a part of it ...

King was famously photographed there in his swim trunks in the pool in a rare moment of relaxation. The first MLK days: Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1983. But it really ...

In his second inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1997, President Bill Clinton said: “Martin Luther King’s dream was the American Dream. His quest is our quest: the ceaseless striving to live out ...