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From Trayvon Martin to Michael Jackson, These 15 Famous Black Deaths Shocked the World
But just as grief has shaped our community so has life. So while the tragic deaths of icons like Michael Jackson and Chadwick ...
The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 57 years ago: What to know about life, legacy
Although President Trump ordered the declassification of files related to King's assassination in January, they have yet to be released to the public. Fifty-seven years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King ...
Memphis church key to Martin Luther King's last campaign destroyed by fire
A historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that was an organizing point for Martin Luther King's last civil rights ...
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Trump Moves to Expose MLK Files — Critics Warn of Smear Campaign
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Scholars warn that without context, such revelations could be easily misinterpreted or manipulated.
Notes from killer and more: What newly released RFK files reveal about his 1968 assassination
US President Donald Trump has declassified over 10,000 pages of long-classified documents tied to the 1968 assassination of ...
10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination are released, on Trump’s order
Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 23, 2025, in ...