The McAllister family knew they had a front-row ticket to history when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his speech in front of then-segregated Girard College ...

In 1965, hundreds of Freedom Fighters spent day and night walking around the wall that surrounded Girard College demanding ...

For volunteers across the region, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not a day off but rather a day on. Several organizations are doing their part to uphold the civil rights leader’s legacy.

Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Girard College on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to participate in the Greater Philadelphia MLK Day of Service, honoring Dr. King's legacy through a variety of ...

They use the holiday as a chance for community service, and the largest King Day of Service event in the country happens in Philadelphia on the campus of Girard College. Dozens of tables were ...

Monday was filled with activities across Philadelphia commemorating the life of the late civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The annual day of service activities at Girard College ...

On Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, officials gathered at Girard College in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood, to announce details on this year's 30th anniversary and note that the college ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in ...