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Martin Luther King Jr. on 'the other America'
The Raw Story· 2 days agoEditor’s note: To commemorate Juneteenth, we share excerpts of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Stanford University in April 1967. I’d...
Arndrea Waters King: Mark Robinson is no Martin Luther King Jr.
Greensboro News & Record· 22 hours agoIt can breathe life into social movements — or rally millions to uphold white supremacy. Dr. Martin...
From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat do you say about that? King died as a martyr in that cause. In history, sometimes it takes...
Gerth: In Kentucky, it's Oreo cookies and not Juneteenth that's important
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 14 minutes agoThe body of the email says, “Committee meetings will take place as scheduled.” In an email, Hartz...
Are banks open today? Federal bank holidays in 2024
Bankrate via AOL· 3 days agoOur writers and editors used an in-house natural language generation platform to assist with portions of this article, allowing them to focus on adding...
Disney's New Ride, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Takes Inspiration From A Real Life Chef
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWe previewed Disney's new ride, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, and learned about how Creole cuisine, Dooky...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 2 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoMuch like cornrows, hips, lips, asses and black men who play basketball, white people love some Martin Luther King Jr. Once a year, they co-opt the holiday observed in his name and act like ...
‘We are the stories that we tell ourselves’: Embrace Boston hosts Pulitzer Prize winner for festival...
The Boston Globe· 10 hours agoWilkerson reflected on the fraught narrative surrounding Juneteenth and its origins. Juneteenth, the...
Irate GOP candidate throws volunteer under the bus for 'stupid' AI MLK endorsement
The Raw Story· 7 days agoA Republican primary candidate for a congressional seat in Michigan is coming under fire over a...