Martin Luther King

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An interfaith service

Abstract Wednesday, January 15, 2020 6:00 PM Annual MLK Birthday Celebration "Actions of Change: From the Civil Rights Movement to the Struggle for Environmental Justice" In partnership with Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs (3100 Cleburne St) TSU McCoy Auditorium, Room 105 Admission free and open to the public, registration required. Paid parking available at Eastside Garage (Tierwester and Cleburne St.)Celebrating the life and legacy of the...

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Observed by the Black Students’ Union, University of St. Thomas, Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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Observed by the Black Students’ Union, University of St. Thomas

Abstract 5pm: Reception on the Plaza 5:30pm: Ceremony welcoming the return of Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisk 6pm: Reception continues 7pm: The Fierce Urgency of Now, a lecture by Leonard Pitts, Jr.In honor of the life and work of the Rev. Dr. King, our Annual Celebration began with a ceremony on the plaza to welcome the return of the Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman after a year away for conservation. The event included words by Rev. Dr. Marcus Cosby, Wheeler Baptist Church Senior...

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Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Ph.D.

In 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged the black church to “answer the knock at midnight” and progressively engage in public life. As part of its annual tribute to the memory of Dr. King, native Houstonian Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Ph.D., will address faith-based community development in today’s churches—where it works, and where it fails, and how gender plays a role, particularly in the megachurch phenomenon.

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Text of the address made by Dominique de Menil at the dedication of the Broken Obelisk, given in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Sunday, February 28, 1971.

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Five letters of correspondence between Barnett Newman, Annalee Newman, John de Menil, and Dominique de Menil regarding the Broken Obelisk and its dedication to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Correspondence regarding the creation of Chapel postcards and brochures depicting the Broken Obelisk.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Files include:0. Broken Obelisk, Chapel handout, n.d. 0. Broken Obelisk, Details of sculpture written by Dominique de Menil, n.d. 0. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, Handwritten note from Virginia Wright to Dominique de Menil regarding file on Broken Obelisk, n.d. 02. Broken Obelisk, Excerpts from City Council Minutes, 1969-08-20 03. Broken Obelisk, Letter and newspaper clippings from Barnett "Barney" Newman, 1969-08-26 04. Broken Obelisk, Houston City Conflictin media, newspaper...