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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 'focused on not passing out' meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. at 17
The NBA legend writes about the importance of protest for social justice in new book, "We All Want to Change the World." ...
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Guerrilla artist group projects anti-tyranny messages around Boston
“When the current administration took office, I was struck by the parallels between what was happening in the 1770s and ...
South Bend high school students lead multigenerational protest against Trump's policies
After listening to several speeches, demonstrators lined North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with their signs and call ...
St. Sabina pastor Fr. Michael Pfleger reflects on 50 years as a priest
Pfleger is a Chicago local household name and a South Side community staple, both as a spiritual leader and an activist.
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David Oyelowo felt a calling to play Martin Luther King – but Selma's original director rejected him
From Martin Luther King to Coriolanus and gunslinger Bass Reeves, 49-year-old Brit David Oyelowo has become synonymous with some pretty tough dramatic parts on stage and screen. So, his latest rol ...
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The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
When Martin Luther King visited the state recently in support of the Freedom Democratic Party (a predominantly Negro political party that is attempting to unseat the regular Mississippi delegation ...
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Tempers, tensions, racism, lawsuits dot Hopewell City Council agenda. How it played out
What started with two protests supporting the fired officials ended in chaos inside the Hopewell council chamber and the ...