Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Demonstration
Man charged after screaming racial slurs, wielding gun on video
ABC News
Mark Bartlett was charged with carrying a concealed firearm after he allegedly pulled a gun on protesters blocking a Miami street as a part of a …
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Jewish Culture
Pittsburgh Synagogue Spent MLK Weekend With Black Church Attacked In 2015
forward.com - By Marcy Oster
(JTA) — They didn’t share the same religion, but they shared the same pain. Ten members of a Pittsburgh congregation who survived the October attack …
Civil Rights
Black Colorado State House Member Responds to White Representative Who Made Suspect Comparison Between Lynching Rates of
atlantablackstar.com - Kiersten Willis
When Colorado State Rep. Lori Saine made a speech honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the House floor Friday, she raised eyebrows when she made an …
CNN
Lyndon Johnson
'1968': The Year That Changed America
CNN
CNN's four-part Original Series Event '1968' looks back half a century at a year marked by the assassinations of MLK and RFK, a contentious presidential election, escalating anti-Vietnam War sentiment
CNBC
Howard University
Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential bid marks a historic moment for American politics
CNBC - Courtney Connley
On Monday, California Democratic Senator Kamala Harris announced her bid for the 2020 presidential election, making her the first African-American …
Guardian US
Native Americans
Controversy over students mocking Native American strikes national chord
Guardian US - Tom McCarthy in New York
The spectacle of a crowd of white teens in pro-Trump caps mocking a Native American activist on the National Mall just days before Martin Luther King Jr day was perhaps not needed to demonstrate that social
The Washington Post
Opinion
Really, is this too much to ask for in a presidential candidate?
The Washington Post - Opinion writer
After two years of an administration defined by scandal, outrage, incompetence and cruelty, many of us have come to appreciate a slew of presidential attributes we never thought were up for debate. While
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Boston
23-year-old Olivia Ambrose found alive after going missing in Boston, twin sister says
masslive.com - By Kristin LaFratta | kristin.lafratta@masslive.com
Olivia Ambrose, the 23-year-old Wenham woman who went missing on Saturday night in Boston, has been found alive. Francesca Ambrose, Olivia’s twin …
Popular Mechanics
Labor Movement
President of Flight Attendants Union Suggests General Strike to End Government Shutdown
Popular Mechanics - By Sam Blum
That's apparently one way to end the shutdown. As the partial government shutdown stretches into a month-long slog with no end in sight, TSA workers and other federal employees in the U.S. aviation industry
POLITICO
U.S. Politics
Kamala Harris’ hidden army
POLITICO - By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
Thanks to her HBCU connections, the California senator is well positioned in the key early state of South Carolina. COLUMBIA, S.C. — When Kamala Harris makes her first trip this year to South Carolina
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma blackface video: Professor confronts university President Jim Gallogly, demands his resignation -
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Oklahoma professor demands college president resign amid outcry over racist video / CBS/AP A University of Oklahoma professor confronted the school's …
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Conservative View
Nathan Phillips Reverses Course After Hinting He Wants Covington Boys Expelled
westernjournal.com - Savannah Pointer
Native American activist Nathan Phillips who has been in the news due to his run-in with a Catholic school group has again changed his mind and said …
NBC News
Civil Rights
Once again, MLK's legacy is invoked to support issues he wouldn't stand for
NBC News - By Janell Ross
Year after year, notable figures and institutions attempt to recast Martin Luther King Jr. as champion of causes that don't align with his legacy. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is eroded every year the
Adweek
NAACP
St. Louis NAACP Chapter Calls for Anchor’s Termination
Adweek
The NAACP is calling on KVTI to remove anchor Kevin Steincross after he used a racial slur while saying Martin Luther King Jr.’s name on air last week. …
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Aho
5 Michigan snowmobilers die in single day over holiday weekend
freep.com - Detroit Free Press staff
Michigan officials are beefing up a safety campaign after nine snowmobile deaths so far this winter, including five in a single day over the Martin …
Los Angeles Times
Kamala
Californians hired Kamala Harris to be their senator, not a presidential candidate
Los Angeles Times
To the editor: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) tossed her hat into the 2020 presidential ring barely more than two years after first being elected to the U.S. Senate. To date, Harris has accomplished nothing
Liberal View
The Part About MLK Many White People Don’t Like to Talk About
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“A lie cannot live.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. …at least not forever. — Zenobia Jeffries Warfield At the time of his death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. …
Daily Mail added this to Daily Mail Top Stories
Bridges
'You all failed my baby': Boy, 10, hangs himself after being 'bullied over his colostomy bag' at school as parents say they
dailymail.co.uk - Ariel Zilber
A ten-year-old boy committed suicide on Saturday after his fifth grade classmates teased him for needing a colostomy bag, authorities in Kentucky say. …
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University of Iowa
John Bouma, prominent Valley attorney, killed in car crash
azcentral.com - Russ Wiles
John Bouma, a prominent Valley attorney who guided the expansion of the Snell & Wilmer law firm and helped found a legal group to aid the poor, died …
Daily Dot
Teens
Police arrest white man for yelling racial slurs, pulling gun on teens
Daily Dot - Alyse Stanley
A white man was filmed yelling at a group of Black teenagers as he pulled out a gun at a Miami anti-gun violence demonstration on Martin Luther King …
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Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame to cover Christopher Columbus murals
CNN - Shelby Copeland, CNN
(CNN) — More than 130 years after their debut at the ceremonial entrance to the University of Notre Dame's Main Building, murals illustrating the life of Christopher Columbus will soon be covered up. many,
NME
Civil Rights
10 awe-inspiring civil rights anthems
NME - Jordan Bassett
This week marked Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a celebration of the civil right activist’s incredible life, held to mark what would have been his …
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African-American News
Miami Man Who Pulled a Gun on Black Protesters Could Face Hate Crime Charges — Yet Still Tries Rationalizing His Use of N-Word
atlantablackstar.com - Tanasia Kenney
The case of a Miami man seen on video yelling racial slurs after pulling a gun on a group of Black teenage protesters is now being investigated as a …
Liberal View
MSNBC's Chris Matthews questions whether Sen. Kamala Harris is "seen as African-American"
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CHRIS MATTHEWS (HOST): According to Politico, “[Sen. Kamala] Harris' announcement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day was steeped in symbolism: Her aides …
Playbill
San Francisco
Andrew Lippa's LGBTQ Opus Unbreakable Will Receive Cast Recording
Playbill - By Dan Meyer
The live album, featuring the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, will be released in February. A live recording of Unbreakable, featuring the San …
MSNBC
Hypocrisy
Rev. Barber blasts politicians for hypocrisy about MLK
MSNBC - All In
"Politicians can't say the love Dr. King and how he stood for love and unity but then...refuse to support his agenda," said Rev. Dr. William Barber …
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Civil Service
Should Young Americans Be Required To Do Public Service? Federal Panel Says Maybe
tpr.org - Bill Chappell
Should the U.S. require its citizens to perform public service? Should its young women register for the draft? A federal panel says it is working on …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteadded this to This Just In
Pittsburgh, PA
Braddock nonprofit nears fundraising goal to replace delivery van
post-gazette.com - By Keith Barnes
Heritage Community Initiatives is inching closer to its $28,000 fundraising goal to replace its school van. Over the last week, the Braddock-based …
Boston.com
Employment
Vermont Rep. Peter Welch apologizes for tweet that discounted slavery
Boston.com - Nik DeCosta-Klipa
Rep. Peter Welch, the sole congressman from Vermont, is apologizing for a tweet Tuesday afternoon criticizing the ongoing government shutdown, which …
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'I don't think we're going to listen to her on much of anything': Sarah Sanders says the White House isn't interested in
dailymail.co.uk - Emily Crane
The White House says they're not listening to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 'on much of anything' after the freshman Congresswoman's prediction that …