Martin Luther King Jr was one of America’s most influential civil rights activists. His passionate, but non-violent protests, helped to raise awareness of racial inequalities in America, leading to significant political change.
Oprah Winfrey, in selecting American Dirt for her book club, said, "Jeanine Cummins accomplished a remarkable feat, literally putting us in the shoes of migrants and making us feel their anguish and desperation to live in freedom.".
Luther Standing Bear was born in on the Pine Ridge Reservation to an Oglala Lakota family. His family named him Óta Kté – Plenty Kill, but he later took his father’s first name, Matȟó Nážiŋ – Standing Bear as his surname.
Any number of historic moments in the civil-rights struggle have been used to identify Martin Luther King, Jr. — prime mover of the Montgomery bus boycott, keynote speaker at the March on.
Major League Baseball Player. Born deaf, he spent nine seasons in the major leagues as a pitcher for the New York Giants and Cleveland Blues. He made his major league debut in at the age of 25, leading National League pitchers in appearances during his rookie season.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. establishes himself as the national leader of the civil-rights movement, leading boycotts and staging protests against segregation in the South.
Lynette Hawkins-Stephens, Shirley Miller, and Bishop Yvette Flunder of the legendary Hawkins Family, the vanguard group that launched gospel to an unprecedented level of popularity.
For Saint Peter Chrysologus, quality not quantity was the key to great preaching. I’ve included one of his most famous sermons below – a sermon that shows how Saint Peter Chrysologus packed doctrinal quality and eloquence into a sermon.
This riveting biography details how Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa became a World War II naval hero. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Swede flew an SBD Dauntless dive-bomber and helped sink Shoho, the first aircraft carrier lost by Japan in World War II.
Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak (ur. 10 lipca w Zabrzu) – polski piłkarz występujący na pozycji obrońcy lub pomocnika, reprezentant Polski w latach –, trener piłkarski. Reprezentował barwy Stali Zabrze, Stali Mielec (dwukrotny mistrz Polski), rezerw Legii Warszawa oraz FC Metz.
Former Arsenal star Mathieu Flamini has been appointed CEO of the chemicals company he co-founded in a move which could make the former footballer a multi-billionaire. Flamini, 38, announced his retirement in after two spells with Arsenal, before moving on to join AC Milan on a free transfer.