SCENE + HEARD: Discover Remembering the Wisdom of Martin Luther King Jr. By Staff Tuesday, January 22, 2019 1:23 PM This past Saturday marked the start of the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. For many of us, this simply meant we had an extra day to work on things around the house, to spend additional quality time with family or even to start those new projects that keep getting pushed off. But there was also time this past weekend to reflect on the accomplishments of the great Dr. King and the way he managed to take a measured and well-thought out approach to achieving his goals. Dr. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, and was assassinated in April 1968 in Memphis, Tenn. King was just 39 years old at the time. Beginning in the 1950s until his death, he was considered one of the great orators and leaders of his time. Read about the important position Dr. King played as a mentor and role model in this feature from VMail Weekend. Read More.