Photo by Susan Catherine via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Earl Ofari Hutchinson, author, blogger and president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable was the man behind the dream of the 40-hour murder moratorium that Los Angeles County and City put into place this past weekend. He defends his idea in the LA Times, the very same paper, who in an editorial, lambasted the proposal: In its editorial, "A moment for Martin Luther......

“Early morning, April 4 A shot rings out in a Memphis sky. Free at last, they took your life They could not take your Pride.” -U2, “Pride (In the Name of Love)” It’s now been 40 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. This weekend, the “news” will look back on the turbulent 60’s and see how far we’ve come since then, but they often take the wrong perspective. They look at cultural advances......

It’s kinda quiet on the event front, a perfect day to reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. But if you're into going out tonight: CLASSICAL Southwest Chamber Music continues its Musical Imagination and Color series with a concert featuring 20th century composers, including Stravinsky, Milhaud, Berg, and Bartók. Violinist Lorenz Gamma, clarinetist Jim Foschia and pianist Ming Tsu are on the bill tonight. 8 // Colburn School Of Performing Arts: Across The Street......

You deserve to hear Dr. King's seventeen minutes of soul on this, his day.......

Even though you might be at work, today is Martin Luther King Day. Here's what's opened and what's closed: Closed All city, county, state and federal courts. All post offices and public schools Most banks and libraries. Open:Busses, Metrolink trains, subways, LAist, and rail will run as if it was a typical Monday Same goes for the trash, just another day. photo by Sonny I. LaVista for LAist......