Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Died 47 Years Ago, April 4
THE BALTIMORE TIMES Vol. 25 29 No. No. 7 23 DecemberApril 3 - 9,3 -2015 9, 2010 A Baltimore Times/Times of Baltimore Publication Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Died 47 Years Ago, April 4 August 28, 1963: American minister and civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968) waves to the crowd of more than 200,000 people gathered on the Mall during the March on Washington after delivering his 'I Have a Dream' speech, Washington, DC. King was assassinated April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. (See commentary on page 5) Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images Baltimore student wins prestigious entrepreneurship award By Stacy M. Brown He said he received support from 3D Maryland and educator Sharon Brackett to further his mission to Cyprian Ekeagwu used to fix remote control toys develop a 3D prototype. when he lived in Nigeria before moving to the United “People from all over the world came to the awards States. ceremony and each country choose their best, so it was a So, about three years ago when a teacher at Patterson chance for me to be a part of something great,” said High School in Baltimore asked him to design “some- Ekeagwu, who noted that he plans to eventually become thing good, something fresh,” the aspiring entrepreneur a mechanical engineer. immediately recalled his roots and came up with what The 20-year-old says he knows he has a lot of school- instructors called a captivating idea. ing ahead of him, but is enjoying the experience. He “We had to design and build a project in our class, so said despite the heavy representation of other cities, I came up with the idea of a hovercraft,” said Ekeagwu, states and countries at the awards ceremony, Baltimore now a junior at Morgan State University who is pursu- had no shortage of honorees and participants.
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