High Point, NC Still Without MLK Street

March 17, 2014

In High Point, NC today, the City Council voted against the renaming of Green Drive in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The vote was 5-4 against. The vote failed due to the cost renaming a street would incur to the city and various business owners along the street. 

Kimbrough, P. (2014, March 17). Council votes against MLK street renaming proposal. Retrieved March 18, 2014 , from Higher Point Enterprise : http://www.hpe.com/news/x1001078834/Council-votes-against-MLK-street-renaming-proposal

In the comments section on the news webpage, beneath this article, a different street is now being proposed to honor Dr. King. The street known as College Drive, is being proposed by the public because the costs would be substantially lower, the street is in very nice condition relative to others in the city, and High Point University was already looking at a name change, to something along the lines of University Drive.

The Perceptions & Realities of Safety in a Grocery along Pontiac, Michigan's MLK Blvd

February 26, 2014

In Pontiac, Michigan on Tuesday, February 25^th 2014 there was an assault in a grocery store located along Martin Luther King Blvd. David Knies a local man who was the person assaulted and he described that person who assaulted him as a black man that could have been in his thirties.  David Knies statement after he was released from the hospital, the following day, was about his fond memories of the area and his desire to support local business and his deep concern for the safety and direction of his neighborhood. His local representative on the City Council scheduled a meeting from March 7^th with members of her district to discuss ways to improve the safety of the neighborhood.

Turk, J. (2014, February 26). Pontiac residents rethinking move back to Michigan after assault inside local grocery store. Retrieved March 16, 2014, from Daily Tribune News: http://www.dailytribune.com/general-news/20140226/pontiac-residents-rethinking-move-back-to-michigan-after-assault-inside-local-grocery-store

After looking for an update, online, to date (3/16/2014) I have not found anything.