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‘Angry and frustrated’: pro-Palestinian protesters gear up for Democratic convention

Tens of thousands are expected to march in Chicago next week to pressure the party to stop the war in Gaza

The Guardian - US

Kentuckians reenact 1964 civil march on 60th anniversary in Frankfort

60 years ago, around 10,000 people gathered in front of Kentucky’s Capitol, demanding equal rights. The six-decade anniversary of that historic moment included reflection and a call to continue on with 2024 efforts.

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Kentuckians to commemorate 60th anniversary of Civil Rights march in Frankfort

March 5th marks the 60th anniversary of an event known as the March on Frankfort

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Tens of thousands again march in London calling for Gaza ceasefire

Latest protest comes a day after UK abstained from voting on UNSC resolution demanding ceasefire, which the US vetoed.

Al Jazeera

Colman Domingo on Netflix biopic Rustin and rumoured turmoil on Euphoria: ‘A lot of young actors may not be up for the task’

The ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ actor is Oscar-tipped for his role as Bayard Rustin in the new civil rights drama. He speaks to Louis Chilton about why this brilliant gay activist was erased from the story of the 1963 March on Washington, why it was right to cast Tom Hanks…

The Independent UK

'Rustin' puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero

Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington, who often worked tirelessly out of the limelight, takes center stage in the new Netflix drama “Rustin.”

The Independent UK

France posts video honouring Martin Luther King using only white children

The French government has been pilloried for releasing a video honouring Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ civil rights march – using white children only.

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Biden says action needed against ‘hate-fueled violence’ after racist shooting in Florida

In a White House meeting marking the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, President Joe Biden said ‘silence is complicity’ when dealing with acts of racism.

Chicago Sun-Times

Civil rights: Thousands converge in Washington to mark 60th anniversary

In the United States, the 28 August marks the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington DC in favour of civil rights. Thousands gathered Saturday on the National Mall with a message that there's still a long way to go in a country that remains riven…

Radio France Internationale

March on Washington: the day MLK – and Dylan and Baez – made hope and history rhyme

Sixty years ago, at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King changed America. But there was more to the day than just his ‘I have a dream’ speech. There was music too

The Guardian - US

Biden and Harris to meet King’s family on ‘I Have a Dream’ speech anniversary

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family to mark Monday’s 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

France 24

Thousands converge on National Mall to mark 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

A host of Black civil rights leaders and a multiracial, interfaith coalition of allies will rally attendees on the same spot where as many as 250,000 gathered in 1963 for what is still considered one of the greatest and most consequential racial justice and equality demonstrations in U.S. history.

Chicago Sun-Times

Watch live: Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III mark anniversary of March on Washington at Lincoln Memorial

Watch live as March on Washington takes place on Saturday 26 August, with thousands expected to attend the 6pth anniversary of Dr King’s “I Have A Dream” speech.

The Independent UK

‘I witnessed the best of America’: remembering the March on Washington 60 years on

Participants and organisers recall the critical role of women, Harry Belafonte and Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech

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March on Washington: Tens of thousands expected on 60th anniversary of Dr King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech

Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech

France 24

Thousands gather to commemorate 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream.

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands expected for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration

The Independent UK

At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress

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From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches

The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool City Region to host KyivPride March on behalf of Ukraine

It is currently illegal for groups to stage marches through Kyiv, Ukraine

Liverpool Echo

'Our future was unemployment, so we marched': month hundreds left Liverpool for London

Tens of thousands saw them off at the Pier Head

Tribune News Service

Post-Roe, anti-abortion groups rally in DC, move toward policy push

WASHINGTON — Thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered on the National Mall on Friday for the movement’s biggest annual rally, marching this year for the first time to the Capitol rather than the Supreme Court — a signal that their fight against legalized abortion has moved to the legislature, rather than…

Roll Call

Post-Roe, anti-abortion groups move toward policy push - Roll Call

The group marched to the Capitol rather than the Supreme Court, a sign that future abortion debates will be more legislative than judicial.

The Independent UK

Journalist crushed to death at ex-Pakistan PM Khan's march

Police say a female journalist has been crushed to death in Pakistan while covering a political march held by former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Liverpool Echo

39 Pride outfits that stole the show during Liverpool 2022 march

The streets were filled with thousands of fabulously-dressed people for Pride in Liverpool

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