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Celebs Who've Played Civil Rights Icons

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Dr. MLK was assassinated in Memphis at the age of 39, Leaving behind a great legacy.

White Historians Are Being Called Out for Omitting How Many White Americans Hated And Resisted MLK

On #MLK50, Black Twitter is uplifting today's activists.
04/04/2018
White House

BET Wire: A President and an Armed Ex-Con Get in an Elevator...

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Cornell West's War on President Obama

Cornel West vs. President Obama

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March to Focus On Continued Fight for Civil Rights

Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III will lead the march.
08/24/2013

March on Washington Plan

Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III will lead the march.
08/23/2013
March on Washington

This Is Why I Am Marching...

How will you commemorate the March on Washington?
08/22/2013

Inscription on MLK Memorial Removed After Critics Dispute Meaning

The sculptor is working on a new finish for the statue.
08/02/2013

This Day in Black History: April 9, 1968

The funeral for Martin Luther King Jr. was held.
04/09/2013
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial - With this weekend’s dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in West Potomac Park, there’s another reason to stroll around the nation’s capital. Here are nine other cool things to do after you check out the civil rights leader’s 30-ft. statue.(Photo: EPA/JIM LO SCALZO/LANDOV)

MLK's Family Says Foundation Can't Use King's Name

The Memorial Foundation was behind building MLK's statue.
03/28/2013
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

After a Year, King Memorial’s Inscription Still Not Replaced

Several critics said the quote should be verbatim.
08/29/2012