Black History Month: 25 songs of civil rights, protest and hope
Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...
I’m an MLK scholar – and I’ll never be able to view King in the same light
The information contained in the memos won’t be confirmed until 2027. That’s when the FBI’s full audiotapes, photographs and film footage of King will be unsealed per a 1977 court order.
Portland’s Black community unites, pledges to fight on at Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
Hundreds of people gathered Monday for the 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute to hear speeches from community leaders ...
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The Hurting Part: This ‘Wait’ That Almost Always Means ‘Never’
On Monday we mourned and honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., preacher, radical, orator, warrior and leader of ...
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How music stars, movie stars and pop culture helped spread MLK's message
It was Martin Luther King Jr. who had the dream ... in the 1963 March on Washington — including Marlon Brando, Harry ...
Roy S. Johnson: Again, Black folks, killing each other was not MLK’s dream nor blueprint for us
Three years after I wrote a column on this holiday calling for us to honor MLK by stopping the shooting and killing of each other, it's worse.
Martin Luther King Jr.: How He Rose as a National Media Figure
More than 50 years after he died at age 39 from an assassin’s bullet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. endures as one of ...
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If You're Skipping Trump's Swearing-in Ceremony, Watch These 5 Films To Honor MLK Day Instead
If you don’t feel like doomscrolling during Trump's Inauguration, The Root has handpicked 5 films to celebrate the legacy of ...
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How did pop culture spread MLK's message?
It was Martin Luther King Jr. who had the dream ... in the 1963 March on Washington — including Marlon Brando, Harry ...
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‘Keep on Pushing’: MLK remembered at breakfast, but speaker highlights need to address division in America
For Shannon Rudder, the theme of civil rights in the year 2025 could be summed up with a Curtis Mayfield song: “Keep on ...
Dr. King fought to end poverty, too | Letters to the editor
Best known for his civil rights campaigns, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was also an advocate for economic justice, notes one ...
5 Great Martin Luther King Jr. Documentaries That Explore Different Aspects Of His Life And Work
Originally released on home video, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Historical Perspective follows a more traditional approach ...