Articles tagged as: MLK
April 2, 2021
Residents Invited To Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park For Reflection
A wreath will be laid to honor the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and those lost due to COVID-19 on Sunday at the Landmark for Peace Memorial sculpture located in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Read MoreApril 4, 2018
Historic Kennedy-King Speech Remembered In Nationally Honored Park
Hundreds gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a speech by Robert F. Kennedy, in which he announced the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to a crowd in Indianapolis.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2016
Decades Since His Death, MLK's Shadow Still Shapes Today's Activism
It's been nearly half a century since the death of Martin Luther King Jr. As the U.S. prepares to celebrate his work, it's worth asking: What does King's legacy mean for today's grass-roots activists?
Read MoreOctober 30, 2015
Geneva: Our Guide to 'April 4, 1968'
Indiana Repertory Theatre's original play takes the audience back to the night of the MLK assassination through the eyes of a young Indianapolis woman. Geneva is a junior at Shortridge High School hoping to see Robert Kennedy speak, but she, like the others, has no idea it is not just a routine political campaign stop.
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