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'Don't give up', MLK Jr's son tells Aussie Indigenous

Progress will always be plagued by setbacks but the son of Martin Luther King Jr has urged young Indigenous people and advocates to keep up the fight.

AAP

Trump finally recognizes Martin Luther King Jr Day after hours of posting about elections and ICE raids

Every president for the last four decades has celebrated the famed Black civil rights leader on Jan. 19 each year, beginning with Ronald Reagan in November 1983

The Independent UK

The Civil Rights era is losing its grip on young Americans

America's racial conversation is moving away from a shared historical narrative.

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Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue

Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines

The Guardian - US

‘Now, do the Epstein files’: King’s daughter blasts Trump for releasing MLK records while hiding Jeffrey Epstein documents

Despite opposition from family.

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MLK Jr’s daughter tells Trump ‘now do the Epstein files’ after 230,000 pages released on civil rights leader

Bernice King’s demand comes after Tulsi Gabbard announced the release of thousands of documents tied to Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination

The Independent UK

Trump administration releases details of FBI investigation into MLK Jr’s killing as his family insists James Earl Ray was not the shooter

The King family remains convinced someone else killed the civil rights leader and say they’ll look at the newly released files for ‘additional insights’

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Trump administration declassifies Martin Luther King Jr assassination files

The release of hundreds of thousands of pages related to the civil rights leader comes despite his family’s opposition.

Al Jazeera

Would Releasing the Martin Luther King Files Help Curb the Surveillance State?

The FBI spied on the civil rights leader for years. Would releasing its surveillance files just be a further violation of King's privacy, or would it make future abuses less likely?

Reason

Famed Memphis church associated with Martin Luther King damaged by fire

Clayborn Temple, base for sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to Memphis in 1968, suffers extensive damage

The Guardian - US

Boston celebrates 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK as advocates urge continued fight against injustice

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in Boston, hundreds of people gathered at the same site to honor and reflect on the historic event

The Independent UK

Is Trump really winning over Black men? In Georgia, the message is mixed

Younger Black voters are drifting toward Trump. Older Black voters want to send a message, Eric Garcia reports from outside polling stations for early voters

The Independent UK

Trump Once Compared Mark Robinson to MLK. Now MLK's Son Is Blasting the GOP Lt. Governor Over 'Black Nazi' Report

Martin Luther King III is speaking out against Governor Mark Robinson following inflammatory reports of his activity on a pornographic website.

Latin Times

Martin Luther King III Calls For Unity Amid Political Violence

Martin Luther King III calls for unity and rising above division in the aftermath of recent events, emphasizing the nation's potential for positive change.

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Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies

Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has passed away at the age of 62 after a battle with prostate cancer.

The Independent UK

MLK family members to serve as honorary team captains at Eagles-Buccaneers wild-card playoff game

Three members of the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be recognized as honorary Buccaneers team captains when Tampa Bay hosts the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC wild-card matchup Monday night

Sports Illustrated

MLK Family Members Tapped As Buccaneers Captains for Playoff Game vs. Eagles

This will be the first time the late civil rights leader’s family will attend an NFL game on MLK Day.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Radio France Internationale

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…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden says white supremacy has no place in US after Florida killings

A white man shot and killed three Black people before shooting himself. Plus, exposing Andrew Tate

The Guardian - US

‘Racism is still with us’: celebration of King’s 1963 speech shadowed by racist attack

Martin Luther King’s family decried the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, the overturning of Roe and gun violence in the US

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