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Atlanta mayor makes impassioned plea to calm violent protests

"If you want change in America, go and register to vote," she said. "Show up at the polls on June 9th. Do it in November. That is the change we need in this country."

martin luther king jr - CBS News
7:26pm PDT - May 29th, 2020

Trump’s Tweets Amid Unrest in Minneapolis Echo Historic Calls for Violence Against Civil Rights Protesters

Trump's tweets about Minneapolis unrest echoes that of a 1967 Miami police chief who believed protests should be met with deadly force

martin luther king jr - Time
3:51pm PDT - May 29th, 2020

Trump gambles on splitting Biden's base with riot rhetoric

Analysis: The two groups Joe Biden most needs to win the presidency are black and moderate white voters. That's reason enough for President Trump to divide them

martin luther king jr - NBC News
1:47pm PDT - May 29th, 2020

'A riot is the language of the unheard': MLK's powerful quote resonates amid George Floyd protests

In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. said the worsening economic and social conditions that black Americans face must be condemned as equally as riots.

martin luther king jr - USA Today
8:11am PDT - May 29th, 2020

Hope during coronavirus: Return to space

It would already be a huge event if Wednesday's SpaceX launch was just the return to launching astronauts on U.S. rockets for the first time in nearly a decade.But throw in the fact that it will also be the first orbital launch of U.S. astronauts by a private…

martin luther king jr - Axios
4:00am PDT - May 24th, 2020

9 new trailers you should watch this week

Watch this week’s best new trailers from Netflix and more, including trailers for new movies from Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan, plus Steve Carell’s TV show Space Force.

martin luther king jr - The Verge
7:00am PDT - May 23rd, 2020

Russell Westbrook Provides Health Care Workers Meals from LA's 'The Nice Guy'

Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook provided meals to health care workers in Los Angeles on Thursday night...

martin luther king jr - Bleacher Report
10:06am PDT - May 22nd, 2020

Summer is not completely canceled. 100 things to do with or without kids

No matter how many limits the pandemic puts on our lives, there are still at least 100 fun things to do this summer to bring joy, do good, inspire and connect us to others as we navigate this new normal.

martin luther king jr - CNN
4:23am PDT - May 22nd, 2020

Reality check: Pence didn't deliver empty PPE boxes for photo op

Video apparently showing Vice President Pence delivering empty boxes of personal protective equipment to a Virginia nursing home on Thursday that later went viral was edited by "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to remove important context.The state of play: The video from…

martin luther king jr - Axios
9:37am PDT - May 8th, 2020

LeBron James, Kim Kardashian West and dozens of others demand justice over Ahmaud Arbery killing

'Please sign this petition so that charges will be filed'

martin luther king jr - Independent
1:37pm PDT - May 7th, 2020

Georgia GOP Senate candidates push for probe into killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Both lawmakers are locked in a contentious primary for Loeffler’s Senate seat.

martin luther king jr - Politico
11:11am PDT - May 7th, 2020

Unanimous Supreme Court tosses 'Bridgegate' convictions of ex-Gov. Christie allies

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court has reversed convictions of former top New Jersey officials Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni for their part in the 2013 'Bridgegate' scandal.

martin luther king jr - ABC News
7:46am PDT - May 7th, 2020

How Nancy Pelosi Saved the Affordable Care Act

As she pleaded with her Democratic sisters, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had tears in her eyes. She knew they hated what they were being asked to do. She hated it, too. But if they didn’t relent, the whole thing could fall apart. They had a once-in-a-lifetime c…

martin luther king jr - Time
7:51am PDT - May 6th, 2020

How Martin Luther King Jr.’s Groundless Traffic Ticket Changed History’s Course

The citation, that took place 60 years ago today, proved to be a catalyst for change and shifted the course of the 1960 presidential race.

martin luther king jr - Time
1:14pm PDT - May 4th, 2020

AP Was There: Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to chain gang

Martin Luther King Jr. joined black college students who were charged with trespassing after asking to be served in Atlanta's whites-only restaurants in October 1960

martin luther king jr - ABC News
11:30am PDT - May 4th, 2020

Martin Luther King's traffic ticket changed history's course

On this day 60 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was pulled over in a traffic stop that would change the course of u.S. history.

martin luther king jr - CBS News
5:38am PDT - May 4th, 2020

Get free admission to more than 100 national parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The National Park Service will waive entrance fees at all its national parks sites on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20.

martin luther king jr - USA Today
9:04am PST - January 16th, 2020

Virginia governor issues a temporary state of emergency ahead of a guns rights rally militia groups and hate groups could attend

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday said firearms and other weapons will be banned on state Capitol grounds in Richmond ahead of a gun rights rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

martin luther king jr - Google News
2:49pm PST - January 15th, 2020

Virginia governor issues a state of emergency ahead of a guns rights rally militia groups and hate groups could attend

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday said weapons will be banned on state Capitol grounds ahead of and during a gun rights rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

martin luther king jr - CNN
2:42pm PST - January 15th, 2020

A step-by-step guide to what happens next

The procedures of an impeachment trial in the Senate are a mix of straightforward actions -- like House managers walking the articles over to the other chamber and the Supreme Court chief justice swearing in senators as jurors -- and a more complex set of rul…

martin luther king jr - CNN
10:55am PST - January 15th, 2020

Athletes Will Be Banned From Protesting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But the Games Have a Long History of Political Demonstrations

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced new guidelines on Thursday that ban athletes from making political, religious and ethnic demonstrations at the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympics “are not and must never be a platform …

martin luther king jr - Time
9:19am PST - January 14th, 2020

Opinion: Booker exit spotlights a white debate stage

Cory Booker, the last high-profile black candidate running for president, announced the end of his campaign Monday, on the eve of another Democratic debate for which he had failed to qualify. The New Jersey senator's absence from the debate stage and in the p…

martin luther king jr - CNN
6:44am PST - January 14th, 2020

Bomb suggests Jewish market massacre suspects had bigger attack plans: Officials

Six people, including two suspects, were killed in Dec. 10 rampage.

martin luther king jr - ABC News
3:27pm PST - January 13th, 2020

An Alabama county is preserving a jail cell where Martin Luther King, Jr. was held months before his assassination

An Alabama county has passed a resolution to preserve a jail cell where civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. is believed to have been held months before he was assassinated in 1968.

martin luther king jr - CNN
2:41pm PST - January 13th, 2020

24 assassinations that changed the world

From political leaders to human rights activists to former Russian spies, assassinations have changed the world. Beloved politicians like Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. were all assassinated. Most recently, President Donald Trump …

martin luther king jr - Business Insider
3:36pm PST - January 10th, 2020

RT @itstonybennett: In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, I reflect on my experience marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Harry Belafonte…

RAMON MASQUIARAN (@rmasquiaran)
4:30pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
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RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

Chef Flacko (@goldenflacko)
4:27pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

breezy (@brexrob)
4:24pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

sondergirl❤️ (@lilkhythugga)
4:24pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

CeCe St. Patrick (@Cecetoptier)
4:24pm PDT - July 24th, 2023

RT @Local4News: The city of Detroit is expected to consider a proposal to rename Hart Plaza after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/i…

Margaret Hall (@ramp1exit1)
4:20pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

Caitlin Bergo (@beeboppitty)
4:19pm PDT - July 24th, 2023

Yeah, so the reason magats don't want real history taught is because all you have to do is lead by example and teach history. Martin Luther King Jr. Sojourner Truth, Malcolm X, the Native civilizations our ancestors destroyed, all of it. Tell the truth and condemn our ancestors. https://t.co/XHDrVH6Uf6

$24/$500 shelter (@madmothership)
4:11pm PDT - July 24th, 2023

RT @thederrywan: #JusticeForNoahDonahoe “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that…

Colette McS (@cmcs2468)
4:07pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

Coach DA (@_coachda)
3:46pm PDT - July 24th, 2023

Accident cleared in #Travis on I-35 Frontage NB at E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Reported by @TxDOTAustin #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

Total Traffic Austin (@TotalTrafficAUS)
1:15pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
We are really living in a simulation run by a 12-year-old.

Since @RonDeSantis & @JeremyRedfernFL  love to invoke Martin Luther King Jr when it suits them, I am going to invoke him with his words expressing that you can find a clown in any race of people. https://t.co/8yW8Umy34x https://t.co/rOhfyDtEIt

We are really living in a simulation run by a 12-year-old. Since @RonDeSantis & @JeremyRedfernFL love to invoke Martin Luther King Jr when it suits them, I am going to invoke him with his words expressing that you can find a clown in any race of people. https://t.co/8yW8Umy34x https://t.co/rOhfyDtEIt

Winyah Bay Publishing (@WinyahBayPubCo)
1:12pm PDT - July 24th, 2023

Accident blocking right turn lane in #Travis on I-35 Frontage NB at E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Reported by @TxDOTAustin #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor

Total Traffic Austin (@TotalTrafficAUS)
1:10pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

RT @Gizmo2cent: King Nomtoc 1960 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/EPMDDPtHer

THE MCZX WILL BE SEEING BEYONCÉ (@TheMCZX)
1:09pm PDT - July 24th, 2023

RT @prathameshkodre: "A lie cannot live"- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

WWIII (@NWO_Covid_WW3)
1:08pm PDT - July 24th, 2023

RT @BDTRELILBROTHER: I literally didn’t know Martin Luther king survived his assassination until I was 17 years old

Jacquelyn (@Jr_reads)
12:43pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. https://t.co/qcrJ7jeoG1 via @copyblogger https://t.co/EHzE58mkCZ

Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. https://t.co/qcrJ7jeoG1 via @copyblogger https://t.co/EHzE58mkCZ

bulk.ly (@Bulkly)
12:39pm PDT - July 24th, 2023

“Don’t call me Bart bc I’m not no simp son” - Martin Luther King jr.

jake (@jakezippers)
12:18pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
Rev. Dr. Jim Holley recounts how he met Martin Luther King Jr and working with him in the last three years of his life.

Rev. Dr. Jim Holley recounts how he met Martin Luther King Jr and working with him in the last three years of his life. "I met him through Jesse Jackson who had been my roommate at college...." #PeopleAndStories #UrbanUpdates https://t.co/khk2D9LzpE

Urban Television (@UrbanTVUganda)
12:10pm PDT - July 24th, 2023

RT @PacificLegal: Today's civil rights movement directly contradicts Martin Luther King Jr.'s goal to eradicate racial discrimination. Now…

Chris Grufman (@DogWhisper325)
11:53am PDT - July 21st, 2023
RT @MrPopOfficial: Tony Bennett with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Selma March in 1965. https://t.co/fQenNHJGjm

RT @MrPopOfficial: Tony Bennett with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Selma March in 1965. https://t.co/fQenNHJGjm

x (@XstaticPrince)
11:52am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @PatrickCorrigan: In 1965, Tony Bennett joined Martin Luther King Jr and Harry Belafonte on the civil rights march from Selma, Alabama.…

Tricia Murphy (@TriciaM89674123)
11:51am PDT - July 21st, 2023
RT @MrPopOfficial: Tony Bennett with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Selma March in 1965. https://t.co/fQenNHJGjm

RT @MrPopOfficial: Tony Bennett with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Selma March in 1965. https://t.co/fQenNHJGjm

(@mummummummah)
11:51am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @ToddTrotter3: Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. ~ Dr. Martin Luther K…

Tony George V. (@tgeovarg7)
11:50am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @the_60s_at_60: RIP in 2023: Harry Belafonte and Tony Bennett. With the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “Stars for Freedom” rally o…

Stephen Murray (@SEMScorpio)
11:48am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @the_60s_at_60: RIP in 2023: Harry Belafonte and Tony Bennett. With the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “Stars for Freedom” rally o…

it_babby (@it_babby)
11:48am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @DrumMajorInst: We are heading back to Washington, DC, sixty years after the March on Washington to say that it is time to realize the d…

NationalActionNet (@NationalAction)
11:46am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @stopgend_apart_: We should all be concerned with human rights violations occurring in Afghanistan against women and girls because “inju…

Feminist Majority (@FeministFDN)
11:45am PDT - July 21st, 2023
We should all be concerned with human rights violations occurring in Afghanistan against women and girls because “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
#AfghanWomen #StopGenderApartheid #Afghanistan https://t.co/hyLnPX974M

We should all be concerned with human rights violations occurring in Afghanistan against women and girls because “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Martin Luther King Jr. #AfghanWomen #StopGenderApartheid #Afghanistan https://t.co/hyLnPX974M

Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan (@stopgend_apart_)
11:45am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @the_60s_at_60: RIP in 2023: Harry Belafonte and Tony Bennett. With the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “Stars for Freedom” rally o…

KEVIN DEEGAN-HALL (@G0UDG)
11:45am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @the_60s_at_60: RIP in 2023: Harry Belafonte and Tony Bennett. With the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “Stars for Freedom” rally o…

Guy (@GuyPDesmond)
11:45am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @the_60s_at_60: RIP in 2023: Harry Belafonte and Tony Bennett. With the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “Stars for Freedom” rally o…

Chris McCabe #GTTO #UTW #HRA (@3salmon)
11:45am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @katherineOma: Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatras favorite singer has died. He was 96 years of age.He was gifted with an amazing voice and was…

Michael Stoneman (@Mikethebike_641)
11:44am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @taadelodun: "Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education."-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Douglas Skt (@DouglasSkt5)
11:44am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @the_60s_at_60: RIP in 2023: Harry Belafonte and Tony Bennett. With the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “Stars for Freedom” rally o…

Uncle AJ’s Resistance (@ajstricker)
11:44am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @MichaelArt123: Nancy Pelosi People don't realize Tony Bennett was real patriot. He fought at the Battle of the Bulge, he oversaw the op…

verna schertz (@vernaschertz)
11:44am PDT - July 21st, 2023

Line 20 riders: the 12:27 PM trip from Fruitvale Av & MacArthur Blvd to Martin Luther King Jr Way & 11th St is canceled. Track your next bus with ACT RealTime: https://t.co/HiR6TVhQ3Z

AC Transit Service Alerts (@RideACTAlerts)
11:42am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @ShabnamPalesaMo: "Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war". Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.c…

Incremental_Logic (@Incrementallog1)
11:42am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @RichardHanania: Why care about merit? What harm is there in affirmative action programs that reward the less qualified? Here's the sto…

GK_CPA (@GK_CPA)
11:41am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @the_60s_at_60: RIP in 2023: Harry Belafonte and Tony Bennett. With the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “Stars for Freedom” rally o…

maya (@nuage_d_hiver)
11:40am PDT - July 21st, 2023