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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Archive
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NFL Hires Do Not Reflect King’s Dream
Posted on 22 January, 2013 | No CommentsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for peace, stood for racial equality and brought hope to the notion that we... -
Dr. King’s Unfulfilled Dream of School Integration
Posted on 16 January, 2013 | No CommentsBy Greg Groves and Philip Tegeler America’s Wire Writers Group Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in the transformative power of school... -
Why the New Minorities are Joining the Democratic Party
Posted on 21 December, 2012 | No CommentsThe Republican Party today has a race neutral and culturally accommodating philosophy. What that means is that they pretend that... -
AG Holder Talks Trayvon Martin, MLK & Civil Rights
Posted on 11 April, 2012 | No CommentsDepartment of Justice-Washington, D.C.-Attorney General Eric Holder spoke on a myriad of topics at the National Action Network’s 14th Annual... -
Dr. King’s Leadership Would Be Welcomed Today
Posted on 24 November, 2011 | No CommentsBy Dr. Gail C. Christopher America’s Wire WASHINGTON-In an often expressed dream for a better America, Dr. Martin Luther King,... -
Chargers, NFL Support King’s Vision
Posted on 29 August, 2011 | No CommentsThe San Diego Chargers and Chairman of the Board-President Dean Spanos-joined with the National Football League to provide a $1... -
MLK: The Spirit of a Lion
Posted on 26 August, 2011 | No CommentsI don’t see the timidity of a lamb when I think about slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King... -
Standing Alone for Justice
Posted on 23 August, 2011 | No CommentsRev. Dr. William Barber II has been arrested many times. He’s been hit up with death threats. Ugly verbal assaults... -
Martin Luther King Flag Brings Honor to Civil Rights Leader
Posted on 8 June, 2011 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman Like many Americans, Dwayne and Maria Landry Ross embraced what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood... -
Ronald Reagan Was No Friend to Blacks
Posted on 25 January, 2011 | No CommentsNew America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson It is no surprise that the conservative political consultant Michael Reagan would try... -
African American Travelers Follow Civil Rights Movement
Posted on 19 January, 2011 | 1 CommentWASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — A new poll suggests cultural heritage plays a key role when it comes to... -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: A Legacy of Righteous Hope
Posted on 17 January, 2011 | No CommentsBy Dennis J. Freeman Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was not bigger than his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.... -
Reduced Government, Tax Cuts Will Affect Blacks and Latinos
Posted on 15 January, 2011 | No CommentsBOSTON, Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The official unemployment rate is 15.8 percent among Blacks and 13 percent among Latinos;...