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A new statue has appeared on the National Mall in Washington DC, seemingly branding Donald Trump a dictator and featuring quotes that purport that message.
The display is in a similar spot as a sculpture of a large poop pile on a desk, referencing attacks on the Capitol that happened Jan. 6, 2021, that appeared in October.
You may not love the new MLK statue. But it’s hard to argue with its vision, writes art historian and curator Adrienne L. Childs.
The city of Boston unveiled a new memorial sculpture in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King on Friday. The reception for the 22-foot statue has been decidedly mixed — ranging ...
This year, the city of Boston added its own twisted contribution to the Disneyfication of King’s legacy. On Friday, the city unveiled “ The Embrace,” a $10 million, 20-foot-high bronze ...
Local News Statue of Native activist Billy Frank, Jr. headed to Washington, DC in 2025 Artist Hai Ying Wu is working on the statue of Billy Frank, Jr. in the garage of his Issaquah home.
The 1963 March on Washington led to a joyful gathering of thousands for an afternoon of song and speeches.
Hurricane Irene Storm threatens ceremonies as nearly 50 years after his iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech, Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is now commemorated as a memorial on the National Mall just ...
The memorial originally misquoted a line from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Drum Major Instinct” sermon.
A memorial Washington, DC depicts Lincoln standing over a Black man. It's caused a rift between older Black DC residents, who want to keep the statue and younger residents, who want it removed.
The city of Boston unveiled a new memorial sculpture in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King on Friday. The reception for the 22-foot statue has been decidedly mixed — ranging ...
When the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial opened in 2011, one side of King’s statue read, “I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness,” according to the National Park Service (NPS).