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Pulitzer 2024 winners include Jayne Anne Phillips, ProPublica, AP and New York Times

Winning books include Night Watch and King: A Life, while journalism winners focused on coverage of the Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - US

5 MLK speeches you should know. Spoiler: 'I Have a Dream' isn't on the list

Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.

WEKU

Missing the point of the MLK holiday

We now "treat it like a day to celebrate King and we ignore the fact that all these other things are going on"

Salon

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Martin Luther King Jr. was once considered 'radical.' Here's how he came to be lauded

As the U.S. celebrates the civil rights icon on MLK Day, here are a few things to know about the holiday honoring the slain activist and his fight against inequality and racial injustice.

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10 ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Chicago

From family-friendly museum programming to a racial justice bike ride, there are plenty of ways to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Capitol Hill insiders share their favorite books to read in 2023 - Roll Call

Put these recent (and not-so-recent) titles on your gift list as the year wanes in Washington, recommended by readers in Congress.

Roll Call

Chris Rock set to direct MLK movie based on local author’s bio

Film version of Jonathan Eig’s book ‘King: A Life’ will have Steven Spielberg as executive producer.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Bibliotecas del centro de Chicago y suburbios reciben amenazas de bomba

Los usuarios de la biblioteca no sabían que había una amenaza activa.

Chicago Sun-Times

Stand up for free speech in the face of threats to bomb libraries and ban books

The Harold Washington Library and several suburban libraries received anonymous threats on Tuesday, the same day Sen. Dick Durbin held hearings in Washington on book bans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Printers Row Lit Fest opens portal into Chicago’s literary world

The free two-day event will have over 100 booksellers, and more than 100,000 visitors are expected. It will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLK's dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

The last part of the speech took less time to deliver than it takes to boil an egg, but “I Have A Dream” is one of American history’s most famous orations and most inspiring

The Independent UK

Before he became an American icon, Lou Gehrig came of age in Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn. — The 10-word telegram sizzled through the Western Union wires from Hartford to Manhattan and must have dropped in like a hand grenade in the Yankees’ offices on 42nd Street.

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Eig wrote ‘King: A Life’ about Martin Luther King Jr. — the man this time, instead of the myth

CHICAGO -- The air-conditioned tour bus with tinted windows stopped outside Bright Star Baptist Church in Bronzeville and out came several dozen congregants from the Anshe Emet Synagogue of Lakeview. They moved slowly up the sidewalk and concrete steps of the church. Before anyone reached the doors, welcomes erupted, like…

Chicago Tribune

Martin Luther King, founding father: Jonathan Eig on his epic new biography

A life of Muhammad Ali led the author to his new book, then a prize-winning predecessor played guide and adviser

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New biography of Martin Luther King Jr. undercuts a widely cited quote about Malcolm X

A critical quote about Malcolm X that has been attributed to King has been taught for decades. But King didn't say the words that appeared in an article by Alex Haley, says biographer Jonathan Eig.

Chicago Sun-Times

King’s life just won’t stay in the past

New book by Chicago writer Jonathan Eig resonates as the Right wages a “War on Woke.”

The Independent UK

Famous Martin Luther King quote ripping Malcom X was fake, author discovers

Researcher said doctored quote was ‘journalistic malpractice’

The Guardian - US

Martin Luther King’s famous criticism of Malcolm X ‘just not true’, author finds

Published quotes attacking ‘fiery, demagogic oratory’ suggested deep divide but transcript of 1965 interview tells different story

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Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings should spur a national discussion on militarism

As another observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday passed and we once again celebrate Black History Month, I’m still haunted by Jonathan Eig’s recent op-ed, “We have lost sight of MLK’s radical vision.” He argues that we have romanticized King’s message and “lost sight of his radical…

Chicago Sun-Times

On MLK Day, don’t shortchange the message

With civil rights and its history in peril, the upcoming biography, “King: A Life,” is a groundbreaking book by Chicagoan Jonathan Eig.

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