JFK grandson on presidential library closure: Government ‘using propaganda to steal the past’
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John. F. Kennedy, spoke out against the Trump administration’s overhaul of ...
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Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association holds “Martin Luther King Jr. and his Presidents” program
The Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association in partnership with the Luzerne County NAACP Branch 2306 recently held a program ...
Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble
Bayard Rustin led a long and complicated life dedicated to the fight for equal rights. Targeted by the FBI, Rustin became a ...
Opinion: Black history and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...
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Did You Know Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dad Changed His Name? Here’s The Inspiring Reason Why
The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was originally not named “Martin Luther.” His father decided to change ...
Reminisce on Martin Luther King Jr.'s only visit to Omaha
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to town. King was in town to attend the National Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress. Dr. O. Clay Maxwell, a New York pastor, was elected president of the ...
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Family of Martin Luther King, Jr. makes request after Trump declassifies assassination files
Hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify documents detailing the FBI’s investigation of Dr. Martin Luther King ... that while Congress has not directed the ...
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Martin Luther King Jr., ever evolving in his understanding of justice, came to SC 10 times
It’s easy to oversimplify the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to ascribe to him narrow ... Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Congress of Racial Equality, in conjunction with the NAACP ...
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s youngest daughter will deliver keynote address at Old Dominion University's MLK Jr. Observance
Old Dominion University's 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Observance event will ... former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, members of Congress, international leaders, dignitaries ...
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T.N. Minister inaugurates ‘City of Hope’ exhibition on Martin Luther King Jr.
Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi launched ‘City of Hope: Gandhi, King, and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign’ at the Anna Centenary Library on Monday. The U.S ...
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At annual breakfast, Lynchburg residents pledge to sow the seeds planted by MLK
The council’s purpose is to maintain the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Human Rights at the Lynchburg Public Library and recommend community events to hold in honor of King. Along with ...
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Why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Message Still Matters in the Second Trump Era
Dr. King famously said ... Johnson, a Democrat, faced an often unsupportive Congress (from Democrats and Republicans alike) to push through the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.