It was like something out of a dream. A marching throng of 75 three- to five-year-old preschoolers walking hand-in-hand, ringing bells, smacking tambourines and singing "Happy Birthday" to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...more

January 19, 2009

Around Girl Scout camp, some of the modern amenities are obvious. There's electricity in the cabins and laminate on the clinic floor. ...more

January 19, 2009

The "I Have a Dream" speech delivered by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial 45 years ago continues to inspire people throughout the nation and the world. ...more

January 19, 2009

Pauline Cole remembers riding in the back of the Ybor City streetcar because she was black. ...more

January 19, 2009

Children need to be guided by strong families and community, a former professional basketball player said Sunday at an annual breakfast that's part of the local Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival. ...more

January 19, 2009

Joseph Burrucker, 82, was an air traffic controller with the Tuskegee Airmen in the 1940s. For the past few weeks, he has been working out at a gym near his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio, trying to get in shape so that at Barack Obama's inauguration, he will be able to walk, albeit with a cane, to his seat. ...more

January 19, 2009

The eyes of the world are focused on our nation as our first African-American president is poised to take the oath of the highest office in our democracy. While the inauguration of any American president and the peaceful transition of our national leadership are admired around the globe, this event symbolizes much more for our country and for our people. ...more

January 19, 2009

Children need to be guided by strong families and community, a former professional basketball player said Sunday at an annual breakfast that's part of the local of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival. ...more

January 18, 2009

In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, county and city government offices will be closed Monday. Banks will also be closed and there is no mail delivery. ...more

January 18, 2009

The last Super Bowl hosted by Tampa was in 2001, the year that marked the end of the era of innocence. The game was played just eight months before terrorists attacked; it was a time of relaxed security, when law enforcement officers mostly tried to keep drunken fans from falling over the railings. ...more

January 18, 2009