Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78

Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was ...
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In Martin Luther King's last speech, people remember the mountaintop but ignore the poor

Martin Luther King Jr. had no way of knowing that his speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis on April 3, 1968, would be his last, so there is no real reason we should examine that text any differently ...

Dr. Martin Luther King’s childhood Atlanta home set to reopen

Tours of the Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home have been suspended since late 2023 for an extensive rehabilitation project, ...
The Grio

Civil rights leaders announce new March on Washington to defend voting rights on anniversary of Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

Civil rights leaders are returning to the nation’s capital this summer, announcing plans for a new March on Washington aimed at defending voting rights more than six decades after Dr. Martin Luther ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. and his lasting legacy

Martin Luther King Jr. was the most influential leader of the civil rights movement, leaving an indelible impact on American ...
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Martin Luther King III on Growing Up Without His Iconic Dad, How He Had to 'Emerge from My Father's Vast Shadow'

King III explores his complicated relationship with his father's legend in 'What Is My Legacy?: Realizing a New Dream of Connection, Love and Fulfillment' In 2022, Martin Luther King III, the son of ...
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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 Lizz Schumer is the Senior Editor, Books, at ...

Charlotte Jewish, Black leaders unveil ‘transformative’ memorial project in uptown

The “Circle of Humanity” will unite a new memorial for victims of the Holocaust and a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at ...