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Malcolm X vs Martin Luther King: rivalry that supercharged the Civil Rights movement
The two leaders had radically opposing but important approaches to the fight for equality, rights and justice for Black ...
Allentown plans to connect the west side to downtown via an 8-mile walking, biking trail. Here’s how
Allentown soon will begin work on connecting the trail along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the Lehigh Parkway, using around ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 'focused on not passing out' meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. at 17
The NBA legend writes about the importance of protest for social justice in new book, "We All Want to Change the World." ...
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Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers devastating fire: ‘Inside is a total loss’
A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.
The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire
A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage. Three ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Senior Men’s Club gearing up for 6th annual Career Day
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - We are looking ahead to a special event that the Martin Luther King Jr. Senior Men’s Club is holding on Friday morning at Darden Elementary School. It’s the sixth ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Greensboro closed due to crash with injuries
Officials said the northbound and southbound lanes of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive are closed between Patton Avenue and Preddy Boulevard due to a crash with injuries. Drivers are asked to avoid ...
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Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say
A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers' strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King ...
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The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 'focused on not passing out' meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. at 17
When Martin Luther King, Jr. announced a Harlem press conference in June, the son of a jazz-loving transit cop threw up his hand to cover the inspirational leader. Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr ...
Santiago to speak at King scholarship reception
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship reception will take place Sunday. Sydney Santiago will be the featured speaker at the reception at 4 p.m. at Allegheny College’s Tippie Alumni Center on North ...
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter presented with key to the city of Gary
GARY, Ind. (WISH) — On April 22, 1959, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Gary, Indiana, to accept the key to the city. Sixty-five years later, his daughter, Dr ...