Those who tell me to be more like MLK expose their own ignorance of his legacy | Opinion
Many of the people who advise me to emulate King oppose diversity, equity and inclusion — the principles King championed and ...
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Seattle MLK march and rally brings thousands to streets
SEATTLE — A few thousand people walked the streets of Seattle’s Central District to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the ... “The time is right to do what is right.” ...
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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 ... King, who was 39 at the time of his death, would be turning 96 this month. But despite the national fervor ...
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Inauguration and MLK Day overlap for the third time ever; When has this happened before?
For the third time in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day will both be held collectively. The overlap is set for Monday when former president Donald Trump will return to ...
Opinion
As Trump is inaugurated, MLK Jr.’s question ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ rules the day
Donald Trump's being inaugurated on the day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. feels like a cruel irony. It is a cruel irony that the nation will commemorate the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. on ...
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Why a National Holiday Was the One of the Worst Things to Happen to MLK, Jr.
Go to a MLK celebration these days and you will hear Black politicians using this holiday as a platform to run for Office. Most white pastors use the day as a time ... having the right to sit ...
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What is open on Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Day 2025?
Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day fall on the same day. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images It’s rare for the two federal holidays to overlap, and this is just the third time in ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: When did it become a holiday? What to know about his assassination
Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in January ... and for decades since his untimely death, which happened right here in Tennessee. According to an article from Stanford ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. 'Knew That His Own Government Was Out to Destroy Him.' Here's What Helped Him Persevere
Jonathan Eig, author of the biography ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the late civil rights leader on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books ...
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What's open and closed on MLK Day? Here's what to know about the federal holiday.
The parade is set to include guest from the King family such as Rev. Dr. Derek King, Dr. MLK Jr.'s nephew, as the Grand Marshal, according to a post from the Black Heritage Society Facebook account.
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Why MLK Day is One of the Worst Things to Happen to King's Legacy
Go to a MLK celebration these days and you will hear Black politicians using this holiday as a platform to run for office. Most white pastors use the day as a time ... having the right to sit ...