NPR: Martin Luther King memorial https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=139945645 Martin Luther King memorial en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:39:58 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Martin Luther King memorial https://www.npr.org/tags/139945645/martin-luther-king-memorial A new Kobe Bryant statue has multiple errors. It's not the first memorial with typos Officials say they will correct the misspellings on a recent 19-foot bronze statue of the late Kobe Bryant at Crypto.com Arena. Several other prominent monuments have had similar issues. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:30:38 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/03/12/1238033942/kobe-bryant-statue-errors https://www.npr.org/2024/03/12/1238033942/kobe-bryant-statue-errors

Officials say they will correct the misspellings on a recent 19-foot bronze statue of the late Kobe Bryant at Crypto.com Arena. Several other prominent monuments have had similar issues.

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]]> Diba Mohtasham Inscription On Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial To Be Removed The quote will be removed instead of replaced to avoid harming the monument's structural integrity. Critics, including poet Maya Angelou, had criticized the current iteration of the "Drum Major" quote, saying it made King sound arrogant. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:50:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/12/11/166993431/inscription-on-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial-to-be-removed https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/12/11/166993431/inscription-on-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial-to-be-removed The quote will be removed instead of replaced to avoid harming the monument's structural integrity. Critics, including poet Maya Angelou, had criticized the current iteration of the "Drum Major" quote, saying it made King sound arrogant.

]]> Krishnadev Calamur August 25th: What's On Today's Show In the first hour of <em>Talk of the Nation</em>, the dedication of the Martin Luther King memorial, and Steve Jobs' resignation. In the second hour, life as a truck driver, and <em>TOTN's </em>Freshman Reads series continues. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2011/08/25/139941344/august-25th-whats-on-todays-show https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2011/08/25/139941344/august-25th-whats-on-todays-show

In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the dedication of the Martin Luther King memorial, and Steve Jobs' resignation. In the second hour, life as a truck driver, and TOTN's Freshman Reads series continues.

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