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On MLK Day, youth NAACP leader recites Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech on hallowed grounds
Bradley Ross Jackson is the youth and college president of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP branch. He was selected to recite ...
‘Beloved Community’ theme of MLK event
ASHLAND Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beloved Community” is a global vision in which all people can share in the wealth of the earth. Those two words — and the contents of that vision — were repeated ...
Two Rock Hill women won MLK Dream Keeper Award, one of the city’s highest civic honors
One of the highest civic awards given in Rock Hill, the Dream Keeper is presented annually to someone whose life reflects the values of courage, compassion and service exemplified by Martin Luther ...
Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble
Rustin and Randolph worked again in 1948 on a successful campaign to end segregation in the U.S. military under President Harry Truman. A pacifist, Rustin protested World War II by resisting the draft ...
Trump signs executive orders proclaiming there are only two biological sexes, halting diversity programs
President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders proclaiming that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and ending "radical and wasteful" diversity, equity and ...
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Honoring King’s legacy with a call for equity
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend each year, clergy and advocates from across the Island come together for a Shabbat ...
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More great people needed to fulfill King’s dream
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Mike Barnhardt Enterprise Record When there is injustice, God works through ...
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'We have to be change agents': How MLK Day events in Corning, Elmira honored legacy
"If you read (MLK's) quotes, they're just as relevant today as they were during his time," said Georgia Verdier, of the ...