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Jan 19 2015
Headline Roundup
Remembering Martin Luther King
Fox News (Online News) Salon NPR (Online News)Jan 15 2023
News
Biden honors Martin Luther King at Ebenezer church with nods to 2024 and voting rights
ATLANTA – Joe Biden, in a Sunday sermon at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, used the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic pulpit build bridges with Black voters as he gears up for a reelection bid. Alluding to his failure to deliver on a key campaign promise – to restore voting rights protections erased by the Supreme Court in 2013 – he recalled King’s “epic struggle for civil rights and
The Dallas Morning NewsJan 17 2022
Opinion
A Martin Luther King Day Reminder: Religion Matters in Public Life
Today, as we seem so divided by our disagreements, we would do well to remember Reverend King’s words.
These are tough and divisive times. We’ve lived through a pandemic, riots, social unrest, and an often-toxic winner-takes-all political culture. There are those who seek to divide us by race, religion, political tribe, or even vaccination status. Civil disagreement — the quaint notion
National Review (News)Apr 04 2018
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Bernice King Believes It’s ‘Critical’ To Heed Martin Luther King’s Lessons Today
The civil rights leader’s youngest daughter believes King’s teachings are vital “now more than ever before.”
HuffPostMar 19 2024
News
Martin R. Berendt, Jr., Youngstown, Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Martin R. Berendt, Jr., 74, passed away peacefully, Thursday morning, March 14, 2024, at Hospice House with his family by his side. Martin, who was known to all as Marty, was born December 20, 1949, in Youngstown, the son of the late Martin R. Berendt, Sr. and Emily Berendt and was raised in Struthers and remained a lifelong area resident. He was a
WKBN 27Mar 05 2020
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Martin Luther King's son and others rally to halt Alabama execution
The son of Martin Luther King has joined a growing list of activists and celebrities calling on Alabama’s governor to stop the planned execution of an inmate over the killings of three police officers.
Nathaniel Woods was convicted of capital murder in 2004 and is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday night.
Martin Luther King III, an activist and the son of the civil
The GuardianApr 05 2018
News
Martin Luther King’s wisdom, words and compassion are needed now more than ever
As we pause to reflect on the life and assassination of one of the greatest and most courageous leaders in history – 50 years ago on April 4, 1968 – I recall how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became a hero to me, when I was a poor and often homeless white boy all those years ago.
Fox News (Opinion)Jan 17 2017
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Inauguration boycott grows as Donald Trump meets Martin Luther King III
More than 30 members of Congress will boycott Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, amid escalating outrage over alleged connections between the president-elect’s team and Russia and disparaging remarks about civil rights veteran John Lewis.
The GuardianJan 20 2015
Opinion
OPINION: 'Selma' sets off new fight over Martin Luther King's contested legacy
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died young — at age 39 — and ever since his assassination in 1968 there has been a contest over his legacy.
Juan WilliamsJan 19 2015
News
Martin Luther King holiday: 'Selma' stars, Oprah march in Alabama as nation pays tribute
Oprah Winfrey and fellow actors from the movie "Selma" marched with hundreds in a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., one of many events around the nation ushering in Monday's federal holiday for the slain civil rights leader.
Fox News (Online News)