Martin Luther King Jr’s family urges Trump to let them review assassination files first before release: ‘Personal loss’
The family of Martin Luther King Jr. expressed their emotional response to President Trump’s decision to declassify records ...
Portland’s Black community unites, pledges to fight on at Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
Hundreds of people gathered Monday for the 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute to hear speeches from community leaders ...
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SUNY Oneonta hosts civil rights icon at MLK commemoration
More than 150 people attended SUNY Oneonta's commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday ... the brutality she faced during civil rights marches and the sacrifices made by individuals ...
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Connecticut youth highlighted at Martin Luther King Jr. Children’s March and Bell ringing Ceremony in Cheshire
(WTNH) — State and local leaders gathered with community members in Cheshire Saturday for the annual Martin Luther King ... March was organized by Connecticut’s Commission on Human Rights & ...
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Leaders, MLK organizers pass the baton in annual events
The dream of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has become a relay activity in Zachary as faith, community and elected leaders ...
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Connecticut youth highlighted at Martin Luther King Jr. Children’s March and Bell ringing Ceremony in Cheshire
(WTNH) — State and local leaders gathered with community members in Cheshire Saturday for the annual Martin Luther King Jr ... March was organized by Connecticut’s Commission on Human Rights ...
Black History Month: 25 songs of civil rights, protest and hope
Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...
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Here’s what long-secret JFK, MLK Jr. files may — and may not — reveal: top expert
as well as the murders of his brother Bobby Kennedy and civil-rights great Martin Luther King Jr. POOL/AFP via Getty Images He added that even if there were evidence Oswald did not act alone ...
Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble
Rustin and Randolph worked again in 1948 on a successful campaign to end segregation in the U.S. military under President Harry Truman. A pacifist, Rustin protested World War II by resisting the draft ...
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King's dream of equality celebrated amid growing fears of inequality
King laid out his vision of equality, acceptance and inclusion for the nation during his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, ...
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MLK’s Family Responds To Trump Declassifying King Assassination File
Bernice King has requested Trump let the family see the files before they are released to the public. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the declassification of federal ...