Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Under the banner of "creating the beloved community," NAACP members and other residents of Missouri’s third-largest city commemorated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a march in downtown Springfield, followed by a program at the Gillioz Theatre.

Fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, remembrances are being held across the country today.In Springfield,…

Springfield Contemporary Theatre's SCT Center Stage in Wilhoit Plaza will present the drama "The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall, directed by Rick Dines,…