/tags/mlk MLK en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:48:15 GMT /austin/2025-01-17/austin-tx-mlk-march-canceled-festival-cold-weather-martin-luther-king-jr-day The festival, originally planned for Monday, is being rescheduled to Feb. 1 due to cold weather. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:48:15 GMT /austin/2025-01-17/austin-tx-mlk-march-canceled-festival-cold-weather-martin-luther-king-jr-day Katy McAfee /austin/2024-01-10/martin-luther-king-jr-day-austin-things-to-do-celebrate Several events celebrating MLK Day on Monday have been rescheduled or canceled. Here's the latest. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /austin/2024-01-10/martin-luther-king-jr-day-austin-things-to-do-celebrate Chelsey Zhu /life-arts/2020-01-20/photos-austin-celebrates-martin-luther-king-jr Marchers walked through Austin on Monday to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights leader fought against racial inequality� Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:14:27 GMT /life-arts/2020-01-20/photos-austin-celebrates-martin-luther-king-jr KUT Staff /texas/2018-04-11/on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-fair-housing-act-the-law-has-a-mixed-bag-legacy From Texas Standard.Because 1968 was such a historic year, 2018 is packed with momentous 50th anniversaries. It was a year of ideological divides,� Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:57:10 GMT /texas/2018-04-11/on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-fair-housing-act-the-law-has-a-mixed-bag-legacy Jen Rice /texas/2018-04-04/you-treat-evil-with-nonviolence-remembering-martin-luther-king-in-song From Texas Standard.Fifty years ago today, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on a hotel balcony in Memphis. King was the� Wed, 04 Apr 2018 19:31:00 GMT /texas/2018-04-04/you-treat-evil-with-nonviolence-remembering-martin-luther-king-in-song Rhonda Fanning /texas/2018-02-22/how-texas-shaped-rev-billy-graham-and-rev-billy-graham-shaped-texas From Texas Standard.In September of 1971, hundreds of thousands of people packed Texas Stadium in Irving over 10 days. It wasn’t for a Dallas Cowboys� Thu, 22 Feb 2018 20:46:21 GMT /texas/2018-02-22/how-texas-shaped-rev-billy-graham-and-rev-billy-graham-shaped-texas Michael Marks /austin/2017-01-16/austin-honors-martin-luther-king-jr-with-annual-march-day-of-service Hundreds of people marched from the University of Texas campus to the state Capitol and then on to Huston-Tillotson University to celebrate the legacy of� Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:09:54 GMT /austin/2017-01-16/austin-honors-martin-luther-king-jr-with-annual-march-day-of-service KUT Staff /austin/2016-01-18/crowds-gather-for-annual-mlk-day-march-in-austin A march today for Martin Luther King Jr. Day drew large crowds* of people who walked from the MLK statue at the University of Texas to Huston-Tillotson� Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:31:16 GMT /austin/2016-01-18/crowds-gather-for-annual-mlk-day-march-in-austin KUT Staff /austin/2015-01-19/in-photos-marchers-reflect-on-mlk-day Temperatures on a warm winter Monday rose alongside the shouts and cheers of Austin politicians, students, and families who showed up for today's Martin� Mon, 19 Jan 2015 19:39:33 GMT /austin/2015-01-19/in-photos-marchers-reflect-on-mlk-day Audrey McGlinchy /life-arts/2014-01-20/austinites-pay-tribute-to-martin-luther-king-jr Hundreds of people gathered near the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. statue on the UT campus this morning to honor the life of the slain civil rights� Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:37:52 GMT /life-arts/2014-01-20/austinites-pay-tribute-to-martin-luther-king-jr