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FILE PHOTO: Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks at a rally calling for an end to predatory lending practices and home foreclosur...

Politics Feb 17

'He dared to keep hope alive.' Tributes pour in to honor the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

By Associated Press

Nation Jan 20

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington
'Be The People' campaign wants to unite Americans to solve problems

The 10-year initiative aims to change the perception that the U.S. is hopelessly divided and that individuals have little power to solve problems.

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press

Nation Jan 15

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen during Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, in Washington, D.C. U.S., June 19, 2021. Photo by Ken Cedeno/REUTERS
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Martin Luther King III reflects on Dr. King's legacy in divided times

Sunday marks the 94th birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monday is the federal holiday honoring him. Since the 1990s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a day of civic, community and service projects.

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery

Nation Jan 17

The Washington area in aftermath of Winter Storm Izzy
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King's work

Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., President Joe Biden said Monday said in a video address on the day that commemorates the slain civil rights leader.

By Associated Press

Politics Jan 17

WATCH: Family of Martin Luther King Jr. hold news briefing after march for voting rights

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. led a "Peace March" Monday morning across Washington, D.C.'s new Frederick Douglass bridge, calling for the passage of voting rights reform legislation, now stalled in the United States Senate.

By Jeff Martin, Michael Warren, Associated Press

Jan 15

King family rally in Arizona for voting bills for MLK Day

By Terry Tang, Associated Press

As the nation prepares to mark the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some members of his family are spending it in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation.

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Jan 16

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News Wrap: Martin Luther King Jr.'s son meets with Trump

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