Writing at Beccastone, Charlayne Hunter-Gault says black children must understand that, like Martin Luther King Jr., the legions of young people who walked with him, and Barack Obama, they have no ...

A bronze bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. placed in the Oval Office by former President Barack Obama has been moved out. The bust of the famed civil rights leaders now sits in President Donald ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Some say President-elect Barack Obama's election has the same historical significance as the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by ...

America's first black president was sworn in for a second term today, on the national holiday dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Barack Obama's traditional call for unity and equality echoed ...

Rights leaders of the '60s say MLK legacy lives on in vision, if not execution. Jan. 21, 2013— -- Rev. Joseph Lowery remembers when the 1960s South was burning with racism -- the day a white man ...

The sidewalk leading to the memorial was slick with ice. The nearest parking lot was a long, frigid walk away. Security fencing formed a maze. And far-right Proud Boys roamed the streets of the nation ...

On January 20, 2025, Michelle Obama skipped Donald Trump's inauguration. Instead, she took to Instagram to honor MLK Day, and encouraged her followers to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "legacy ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama led Americans on Monday in honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., while the Occupy Wall Street movement staged a new march protesting ...

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