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Houma-Thibodaux Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations filled with hope, optimism
The Courier via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA 10-year-old's essay honored a great American hero's legacy as a nonviolent advocate for human...
FBI hit with community note after tweeting praise of Martin Luther King Jr
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe FBI attempted to honour the 95th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s birth on Monday, but it...
Rev. Al Sharpton holds press conference with Tyre Nichols' family, invokes Martin Luther King's...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMEMPHIS, Tenn. — A day before the funeral for Tyre Nichols — the father, skateboarder and...
Elmore Nickleberry, a Memphis sanitation worker who marched with Martin Luther King, has died at 92
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoElmore Nickleberry, a longtime Memphis sanitation worker who participated in the pivotal 1968 strike...
3 Florida men convicted of Martin Luther King Jr. Day double murder, DOJ says
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal jury convicted three Florida men for a double murder that also left a third person injured on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Kermon Williams, 42, James Higgs Jr., 50, and Jhaphre Higgs ...
9 places where you can walk in MLK Jr.’s footsteps
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFrom his homeland in the South to unexpected places far beyond America’s shores, here are 10 places that shaped Martin Luther King Jr.’s passage through...
On This Day, Aug. 28: MLK Jr. gives 'I have a dream' speech at March on Washington
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a dream" speech from the steps of the...
Wisner Desmaret challenges court as trial looms in fatal Fort Myers police officer's shooting
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLee Circuit Judge Robert J. Branning cleared the way Thursday for a long-awaited trial for a man...
'We're angry': Thousands to rally against gun violence Saturday in March for Our Lives protests
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThousands of gun control advocates were expected to rally across the country Saturday in nationwide...
Today in History: April 16, Martin Luther King Jr. writes 'Letter From Birmingham Jail'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoOn April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in which the civil rights activist responded to a group of local clergymen who had criticized him for leading ...