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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 'focused on not passing out' meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. at 17
The NBA legend writes about the importance of protest for social justice in new book, "We All Want to Change the World." ...
Jemele Hill makes eyebrow-raising comparison between MLK and transgender movement
Jemele Hill likened the battle over transgender rights to the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr., in a ...
Martin Luther King III speaks at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center
The slain civil rights leader’s son addressed the audience and commented on President Trump’s second term during the annual ...
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Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols' death highlight the need for police reform
(Memphis Police Department via AP, File) Stepfather Rodney Wells and, RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, during a ...
From 1981: The immortality of Bobby Sands | Chuck Stone
My 27-year-old Northern Irish brother ascended into a Heaven-beckoned immortality. My brother because all men who sacrifice ...
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For the First Time Ever, The Met Gala Celebrates Menswear and the Black History Behind It
Tailoring Black Style,” celebrates exceptional tailoring and the political and social activism within menswear.
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In Covenant — Together
Over 200 people gathered at Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles for a Freedom Seder hosted in partnership with Van Jones, ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Center’s West End Revitalization committee empowers community to improve Rock Island’s west end
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Empowering Rock Island community members to improve the area they live in is all part of the West End Revitalization Project committee’s goal to make the west end of ...
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The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...