How Stevie Wonder, John Conyers and the UAW made MLK Day a holiday | Opinion
Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...
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Why a National Holiday Was the One of the Worst Things to Happen to MLK, Jr.
Go to a MLK celebration these days and you will hear Black politicians using this holiday as a platform to run for Office.
A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...
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As Trump is inaugurated, MLK’s question ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ rules the day
Donald Trump's being inaugurated on the day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. feels like a cruel irony. It is a cruel irony that the nation will commemorate the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. on ...
No man can do it alone. 3 men behind MLK's nonviolent fight for justice | Opinon
Insight into Benjamin E. Mays, Howard Thurman, and Bayard Rustin can help develop a better appreciation of Dr. Martin Luther ...
MLK deplored violence like Raleigh’s in ‘68. Leaders now can learn from that | Opinion
With MLK Day and the Inauguration on the same day, North Carolinians have a chance to reflect on the challenge of ...
The Museum of the American Revolution will display Thomas Jefferson’s chair and Martin Luther King’s prison bench
The exhibit, starting later this year, represents the first time the two iconic objects have been displayed side-by-side.
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Choosing to honor service: I don’t think they’ll miss me
Congressman Kweisi Mfume reflects on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the importance of service. Learn more about his life and work.