{"id":78,"date":"2008-01-17T11:28:20","date_gmt":"2008-01-17T11:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2008\/01\/martin-luther-king-day.html"},"modified":"2008-01-17T11:28:20","modified_gmt":"2008-01-17T11:28:20","slug":"martin-luther-king-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2008\/01\/martin-luther-king-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

A little early, I know, but as Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and I wanted to point you toward this blog entry<\/a> from Beliefnet member johnofallfaith<\/strong> concerning the man himself.
\nAnd February is fast approaching, so in honor of Black History Month we have just launched the Black History Appreciation Group<\/a> and would love for you to join and share your thoughts on King, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Oprah Winfrey, Frederick Douglas, and any and all others who have contributed so remarkably to history and culture.
\nSorry about yesterday’s lack of posts. Some crazy technical problems over here at Beliefnet. It’s good to be back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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