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Biographer offers an unvarnished look at pre-eminent civil rights icon
Republican-American· 2 hours agoAs he watched Black citizens declare war on segregation during the bus boycott in Montgomery,...
MLK speechwriter Clarence B. Jones awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
National Catholic Reporter· 7 days agoIn 2018, Jones co-founded the Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice at the University of San...
Pulitzer goes to Martin Luther King Jr. biographer
The Columbian· 3 days agoChicago historian Jonathan Eig won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for “King: A Life,” his 2023 biography of Martin Luther King Jr., a bestseller...
Students inspired after Martin Luther King Jr. Commission ‘dream keepers’ Tour in D.C,
FOX 16 Little Rock· 4 days agoThe Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission is rounding out its anti-bullying campaign in...
Every so often, a book comes along that changes everything; enter Jonathan Eig and 'King'
Republican-American· 2 hours agoJonathan Eig’s “King: A Life” was released in May and within weeks, columnists and reporters were...
President Biden to campaign in Atlanta ahead of Morehouse commencement
Fox local via AOL· 14 hours agoPresident Joe Biden delivers remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on February...
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Compares His Anti-Vax Stance to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Activism
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAndrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty ImagesIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy,...
Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission surprises students with NYC trip
KARK via Yahoo News· 7 days agoNew York City – This week the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission is in Washington D.C. for...
The Radically Different Lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis
The New York Sun· 4 days agoJohn Lewis first shows up in Jonathan Eig’s trenchant biography as the kind of courageous and...
Wake DA clears RPD officer who fired multiple rounds, striking armed suspect and bystander
WTVD-TV 11 Raleigh-Durham· 2 hours agoA Raleigh police officer who shot an armed suspect and a bystander has been cleared of any...