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1. A poverty hero is a man, woman or child who, in the words of Shakespeare, has suffered the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune," i.e., has lived a life of desperation and/or crisis, related to poverty, and managed to overcome, prevail or survive, to create art, life, activism and/or their voice. POOR Magazine is honoring the heroism of survival, itself a triumph, through class and/or race oppression..... 

2. A poverty hero is a person or persons who has dedicated their life to service, activism and/or the creativity of communities in poverty, who through their efforts has alleviated the suffering, promoted the creativity, organized the efforts, raised the consciousness, and/or aided and abetted the survival of people, suffering from race and class oppression.  POOR welcomes your nominations for Poverty Hero. To qualify, they must fit one (or both) of the above definitions. Please send a picture and a one page description by US postal service to POOR Magazine, 255 9th Street, San Francisco, Ca 94103. Include a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope, your phone number and name. 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a vital personality of the modern era. His lectures and remarks stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation; the movements and marches he led brought significant changes in the fabric of American life; his courageous and selfless devotion gave direction to thirteen years of civil rights activities; his charismatic leadership inspired men and women, young and old, in the nation and abroad.

Dr. King's concept of somebodiness gave black and poor people a new sense of worth and dignity.

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Dr. King's speech at the march on Washington in 1963, his acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize, his last sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church, and his final speech in Memphis are among his most famous utterances (I've Been to the Mountaintop). The Letter from Birmingham Jail ranks among the most important American documents.

Source from Louisiana State University

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