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Pulitzer goes to Martin Luther King Jr. biographer
The Columbian· 4 days agoChicago historian Jonathan Eig won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for “King: A Life,” his 2023 biography of Martin Luther ...
The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
FOX40 Sacramento· 7 hours agoHOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped...
In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next.
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 3 days agoIn the spring of that year, a series of events – including the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther ...
Roundup of 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for literature
Republican-American· 1 day agoA revelatory portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. that draws on new sources to enrich our understanding of each stage of the civil rights ...
MLK biographer Jonathan Eig, Spring Valley HS grad, wins Pulitzer for 'human portrait'
The Journal News· 7 days agoThe Pulitzer citation called Eig's massive work "a revelatory portrait of Martin Luther King Jr....
Yakima turns out for pool groundbreaking at MLK park
Yakima Herald-Republic· 5 days agoBehind Martin Luther King Jr. Park in East Yakima sits a dirt lot, cleared of grass and concrete courts and full of fine dust and hulking ...
Aml Ameen: A Black Man in Full | Essence
Essence· 10 hours agoAml Ameen is primed for international stardom. Now, with his role in Netflix’s top-10 smash limited series A Man in Full, starring alongside stars like...