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How Blue States Are Fighting for Voting Rights When Washington Doesn’t
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 9 months ago“Every American citizen must have an equal right to vote. There is no reason which can excuse the...
How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPresident Lyndon B. Johnson, right, talks with Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders...
When a liberal president goes to war: Lessons of the LBJ era are relevant today
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLyndon B Johnson and Joe Biden Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Hey! Hey! LBJ! How many kids...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s moral stance against the Vietnam War offers lessons on how to fight for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., center, leads an anti-Vietnam War demonstration on March...
Biden, Bloody Sunday, and the Ongoing Fight for Black Votes
Capital B via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFifty-nine years ago on Thursday, white state troopers brutalized voting rights protesters as they...
Mike Johnson Wants to Unleash Ministers on Politics
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWith the unexpected rise of Mike Johnson to the House speakership, reporters have been delving into his past, focusing in particular on positions he’s...
March on Washington's 60th anniversary commemorated today
CBS News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTo commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, CBS News presents a special, season...
Colman Domingo and the Obamas surprise audience at a 'Rustin' screening — see the pics
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPresident Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and "Rustin" star Colman Domingo made a surprise appearance...
Guest column: Americans' mythologized version of King paints false narrative
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery January, Americans trot out a mythologized version of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr....
Events planned in Canton to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday honors the civil rights leader who was born Jan....