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The deep history of the Penn Center, a former school for enslaved West Africans, and its connection to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released ...
On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg talks to Jeanne Theoharis about her new book, King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of ...
April 23 marks the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rally on Boston Common, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In what became the first major Civil Rights march in the Northeast, more than 20,000 gather ...
But … when (Black History Month) projects are canceled after you’ve completed them … they notice that stuff.” Citing her ...
Senator Nickie Antonio serves as Highest Ranking Member on the Senate Health, Transportation, and Rules and Reference Committees. Additionally, she is a member of the Ohio House Democratic Women's ...
On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...
Trying to force your will to break the spirit of working people in order to have a conversation — that’s terrorism. And we’re ...
MLK's voice continues to ring out against injustice, despite attempts to erase Black history. His legacy remains urgent and needed today.
Melody Shari and Mayor Steven Reed honored 1965 Selma marchers and today’s justice leaders at a 60th anniversary reception in ...
The National Civil Rights Museum held a moving tribute to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination ... "Memphis carries a special place in American ...