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Jan 22 2024
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Family in ‘Shock’ Over Death of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Youngest Son
Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr., died Monday morning after a “valiant battle with prostate cancer,” the King Center announced.
Dexter’s wife, Leah Weber King, wrote in a statement that Dexter “transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu.” She said her husband of 11 years “gave it everything and battled this terrible disease until the end
Daily BeastJan 13 2024
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Gulf Coast events honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ahead of national holiday
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - As MLK Day approaches, many events are taking place across the U.S. and the Gulf Coast to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Saturday, folks on the Coast gathered to celebrate the late civil rights pioneer. In Biloxi, members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity held a breakfast to reflect and pay their respects. Ray Young served as the keynote speaker and
WLOX 13Jan 12 2024
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Cold weather pushes Fort Smith Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade to February
FORT SMITH -- The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity in Action Parade set for Monday has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 10. L.E. Housley Jr., a member of the River Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission who is a co-chairman of the parade with Deborah Woodard, said Friday the decision to postpone the downtown event to Black History Month was due to not wanting to expose anyone in the
Northwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteMar 28 2014
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Martin Luther King, Jr., and the American Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr., was a champion of great principles, laboring mightily and in the end sacrificing his life to advance the cause of equal rights for all. At the level of first principles—in his commitments to natural rights, democratic government, and the irrelevance of race to moral personhood and just social deserts—King’s political thought might properly claim a consensus among
The Heritage FoundationJan 15 2024
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RFK Jr. Says ‘There Was Good Reason’ for His Father to Authorize FBI Wiretaps of Martin Luther King Jr.
The 2024 independent presidential candidate talked about his father’s relationship with Dr. King while in Atlanta for a voter rally. ATLANTA–While in Atlanta for a voter rally on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talked about his family’s relationship with the civil rights leader and said that “there was good reason” for his father, Robert F. Kennedy, to authorize
The Epoch TimesDec 08 2023
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Visitors to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home stop a woman from setting fire to it
Visitors to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home stop a woman from setting fire to it The scene had all the makings of a horrific tragedy: On Thursday, a woman emptied what looked to be a large red can of gasoline all over the front porch of the house where Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta. She was seemingly intent on burning the historic home down. But two visitors from Utah who had
NPR Fact CheckDec 08 2023
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Bystanders Stop Woman Pouring Gas On Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birth Home: Cops
A woman attempted to burn down the birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta on Thursday but was stopped by several bystanders after pouring gasoline on the historic property, police said. Two people visiting from Utah interrupted the woman as she poured gasoline on the home’s front porch. She was physically detained by two off-duty police officers, who were visiting from New York,
HuffPostDec 08 2023
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Woman Arrested After Trying to Set Fire to Birth Home of Martin Luther King Jr.
A woman has been arrested by police in Atlanta, Georgia, after allegedly attempting to set fire to the birth home of former minister and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., according to officials. Law enforcement officers arrived at the home at around 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 7 following a report of vandalism in progress, according to a statement from Atlanta Police. Upon arriving at the
The Epoch TimesJan 15 2024
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Hundreds commemorate late local trailblazer Sojourner Kincaid Rolle on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Community members say it’s no accident that the memorial of Sojourner Kincaid Rolle falls on the same day our country is commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Like, King, Kincaid Rolle was a trailblazer in her own right. “She'd often say that people would think of her just as a social activist where she was, but she was also a person who was interested in the
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