Headline Roundup January 17, 2022
Perspectives: Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Each year on the third Monday in January, Americans remember Martin Luther King Jr., the Baptist minister who led the U.S. civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
The federal holiday to commemorate Reverend King's birthday and legacy will be marked this year by a voting rights march in Washington, led by King's family. Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats pledge to move forward with voting rights legislation despite a lack of sufficient support in Congress.
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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 of viewing ideological opponents as decent neighbors who happen to disagree in good faith — is in short supply. No one seems to extend grace or the presumption of good...
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We honor Martin Luther King's memory every January, but there are still so many things most people do not know about his life. For example, in his family and among his closest friends, he was known to be lighthearted and humorous. He made fun of his older sister for taking things too seriously, he always tried to lighten the mood and avoid confrontation. As a youth, he was a prankster who would hide behind a bush with his mother's furs tied to a stick, waiting to jump out at people as they walked...
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The nation’s capital will mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a march for voting rights led by the late civil rights leader’s family, as congressional Democrats vow to press ahead on voting-rights legislation despite its expected failure.
The leaders of the march are urging people to call on Congress to enact changes to elections law nationwide in lieu of celebrations on the federal holiday dedicated to Dr. King’s birthday.
The Senate is scheduled to begin debate on voting legislation this week, but Republicans are expected to block passage despite all Democrats being united...
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