Area churches have raised more than $3,000 and have pledged another $50,000 to help Build The Dream, a monument to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall in Washington.

It's a drop in the bucket compared to the $100 million needed for the project, but every donation helps, organizers say.

The dream for this memorial came in 1984 from members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., which King joined in 1952. The fraternity wanted Congress to pass legislation to build a memorial to King on the National Mall. President Clinton signed legislation in 1996 to make the dream a reality.   more >>