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The civil rights activist so close to Martin Luther King Jr. she was thought of as his ‘other wife’
Stamford Advocate· 1 day agoThe most damaging is that King may have witnessed – and encouraged – a sexual assault at a Washington, D.C. hotel in January 1964. Garrow publishes content from FBI files noting that a woman ...
Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash on MLK Parkway
WJXT Jacksonville· 3 hours agoA bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Robert Cairns: Gains are slow, but justice and equality are growing
The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoApr. 26—I've long believed Martin Luther King Jr.'s exclamation that "the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice." It can be hard to see in the moment, but if we look ...
Teens organize peace walk at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
WISH-TV Indianapolis· 1 day agoA group of local teens has organized a community peace walk to commemorate National Youth Violence...
Construction on Lansing’s Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is to be paused
WILX 10 Lansing· 4 days agoMartin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Boulevard in Lansing was set to begin construction in the early summer...
Services announced for US Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. who died at 65
News 12 New Jersey· 17 hours agoRep. Donald Payne, Jr. will lie in state at the Essex County Historic Court House on Wednesday, May 1. A funeral will be held the next day.
Democrats fear chaos of 1968 convention as they prepare to renominate Joe Biden in Chicago
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoCHICAGO – Anti-war protests. A divided Democratic Party. An unpopular candidate hobbled by a foreign military conflict. In many ways, 2024 feels like 1968 all over again. Flashbacks of bloody ...
NAU president elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Arizona Daily Sun· 5 hours agoCruz Rivera is one of 250 leaders elected to the academy in 2024, a list that also includes George...
Funeral arrangements for Congressman Donald Payne Jr. announced for next week
Gannett via AOL· 22 hours agoFuneral arrangements for Rep. Donald Payne Jr. were announced by his family and Essex County...
Morehouse under pressure to scrap Biden address over Israel war
Newsweek· 18 hours agoPresident Joe Biden's support for Israel has resulted in calls to scrap the president's planned...