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Kamala Harris leads the charge for more truthtellers and foot soldiers during National Action Network’s MLK birthday breakfast
Rev. Al Sharpton and NAN address concerns about rolling back DEI policies and announce plans to support DEI during MLK Day events in Washington, D.C.
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Honoring the Dream: National Action Network Hosts 11th Annual MLK Dream Keepers Awards
This poignant moment set the tone for the 11th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Dream Keepers Awards and reception hosted by ...
Trump promises to make King's dream a reality, as some rally to defend civil rights
A rally at a historic Black church celebrated the civil rights legend and included a vow to protect rights under the new ...
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Rev. Al Sharpton to hold MLK Day march, rally in DC ahead of inauguration
To keep civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream alive, Reverend Al Sharpton will host a rally and march in ...
Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s ...
Civil rights activists call for action as King holiday and inauguration fall on same day
In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the ...
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The content of King’s character? It was ferocious.
Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday ... president of the National Urban Coalition ...
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When is MLK Day 2025? How Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday became a federal holiday
January 20 marks Martin ... Luther King Jr. with a national holiday. Until then, there wasn't a clear majority of lawmakers ready to support the vote needed to establish the holiday. -USA ...
Al Sharpton calls for boycott of companies that scale back diversity programs
Martin Luther King Jr. Day in D.C. included a National Action Network rally with minister and civil rights activist Al Sharpton at the Metropolitan AME Church.
MLK Day kicks off at King's Atlanta congregation with daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoric
ATLANTA (AP) — A massive 70-member choir belted out “Hallelujah” to open a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service Monday at his ...