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After 8 years, city to replace Martin Luther King memorial in Avondale
The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Boston celebrates 60th anniversary of MLK Freedom Rally (photos)
As a teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining about 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther ...
‘We’re up to the test’: Ahead of 1965 Freedom Rally anniversary, MLK III offers his own rallying cry
Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...
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Greening Los Robles school on MLK Day
Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. A new green space began to take shape at Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy in East Palo Alto on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20. Over 170 volunteers ...
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Thousands march through Boston for 60th anniversary of MLK Jr.'s Freedom Rally
The rally included Martin Luther King III as well as other local and state leaders across a variety of sectors.
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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.
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Long Beach celebrates Earth Day with tree planting at MLK Park
A sunny morning welcomed the Long Beach community to Martin Luther King Jr. Park for a tree planting celebration in honor of ...
N.J. civil rights group to host MLK convention on resistance to Trump
Registrants for the daylong conference will vote on resolutions for action and hear from candidates for governor.
Lawton student honors MLK with environmental cleanup project
Serenity Whitelow, a fifth grader at Crosby Park Elementary School won the Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Day essay ...