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Black History Month TV picks: 'Clean Slate' and 'Luther: Never Too Much'
A new sitcom about a trans woman in the Deep South just came to Amazon Prime Video. "Clean Slate" stars Laverne Cox and is the last TV show that legendary producer Norman Lear worked on before his ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. 'Knew That His Own Government Was Out to Destroy Him.' Here's What Helped Him Persevere
Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his biographer. On a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s Book of the ...
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Monday: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tune in for songs evoking the inspiring teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., throughout our music mix on Monday. Musicians from every genre we play help to keep his dream alive, and we are ...
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U-M's MLK Children and Youth Program helps a new generation celebrate Martin Luther King’s legacy
University of Michigan is educating a new generation to Martin Luther King’s legacy as part of their MLK Day Symposium today. The Children and Youth Program will help schoolchildren of all ages ...
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Alabama, Mississippi also honoring Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day
The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of ...
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Why he couldn’t wait: Dr. Martin Luther King’s letter from Birmingham Jail
In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was behind bars in Alabama as a result of his continuing crusade for civil rights. While there, he was the subject of criticism by eight white clergymen ...
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8 Affecting Documentaries to Watch This Martin Luther King Jr. Day
We may earn an affiliate commission from links. As many of us enjoy the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the occasion couldn’t be better for cuing up a documentary about the civil-rights ...
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The Search for Lessons in Trump’s Return on Martin Luther King Day
The convergence of Martin Luther King Day and Mr. Trump’s inauguration will be celebrated by some; after all, Mr. Trump’s stunning political comeback was boosted by remarkable gains with ...
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How Martin Luther King III And Arndrea Waters King Are Bringing MLK’s Vision Into The Present
As the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service, it reminds us that honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy means more than remembering his words; it means living them.
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How Did Martin Luther King Jr. Die? Inside His Tragic Assassination
On a spring night in 1968, the world changed forever. Televisions buzzed and radios crackled as the news spread across the country: Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader who’d given the ...
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What is MLK Day? What to know about the federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday at events around the nation. The Civil Rights icon, whose work to end segregation and racism ...