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The Washington area in aftermath of Winter Storm Izzy

Nation Jan 17

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work

By Associated Press

Politics Jan 17

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two to travel to El Paso, Texas from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 25, 2021. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS
WATCH: Vice President Harris delivers remarks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Ebenezer Baptist in Atlanta

This holiday marks what would have been the 93rd birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, who was just 39 when he was assassinated in 1968 while helping sanitation workers strike for better pay and workplace…

By Associated Press

Politics Jan 17

People watch the announcement of the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 20, 2021. Photo by Joshua Roberts/REUTERS
WATCH: Foundation holds wreath-laying ceremony at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington

The Memorial Foundation is expected to host a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday at the MLK memorial in Washington D.C.

By News Desk

Politics Jan 18

In open letter to Dr. King, Stevie Wonder calls for equality

Wonder met King when he was a teenager and later wrote the tribute song "Happy Birthday," which urged that the government formally establish a Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

By Associated Press

Nation Jan 20

How much has really improved for black people in the U.S. since 1968? Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA
How black Americans’ lives have–and haven’t–changed since Dr. King’s death

Today we are still fighting many of the same battles as Dr. Martin Luther King did in his day.

By Sharon Austin, The Conversation

Jan 20

How a heritage of black preaching shaped MLK’s voice in calling for justice

By Kenyatta R. Gilbert, The Conversation

Much of King’s legacy lives on in such arresting oral performances. They made him a global figure.

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Jan 21

Watch 7:01
On MLK Day, the need for a ‘deeply moral argument’ about American injustice

On Martin Luther King Day, we return to a segment we first aired last year, about an effort to revive one of Dr. King’s signature programs, what he called the Poor People’s Campaign. Judy Woodruff sat down with Reverend William…

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Jan 15

Watch 3:01
On MLK Day, U.S. grapples with furor over Trump’s words

By PBS NewsHour

This year's memorials honoring Martin Luther King Jr. came amid the ongoing furor over President Trump's alleged comments and his views on race. While the president released a video commemorating the civil rights hero, his derogatory words reported last week…

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Jan 18

Watch 1:29
When MLK Jr. lamented ‘we have not learned the simple art of living together’

By PBS NewsHour

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the Nobel Prize Foundation released the full audio recording of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 Peace Prize acceptance speech.

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Jan 19

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News Wrap: MLK Day inspires tributes, protests and service

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Monday, Americans observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day with marches celebrating the civil rights leader, as well as protests over the racial divide, police killings of people of color and income disparity. Also, Iran and Hezbollah…

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