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How Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday
A bill honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was first introduced in 1968, but it took 32 years for all 5…
Sonam Sheth
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Canceling $50,000 in student debt 'makes a lot of sense,' Obama's Education secretary says — and 'the authority is there' for Biden to carry that out
John King told Insider that the pandemic has strengthened the need to deliver relief and correct "a…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The live-action 'Lion King' prequel 'Mufasa' will star both Beyoncé and Blue Ivy — here's everything we know
Disney released a trailer for "Mufasa," directed by Barry Jenkins, and also confirmed that Beyoncé …
Kirsten Acuna,Palmer Haasch
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'Old battles have become new again': Thousands march in Washington, DC, and across the US in push for voting-rights legislation
Marchers pushed for lawmakers to pass key bills that have stalled in Congress - the For the People …
John L. Dorman
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family says 'we're tired of being patient,' urges Democrats to pass voting rights legislation
"If you can deliver an infrastructure bill for bridges, you can deliver voting rights for Americans…
Kayla Epstein
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family say's there's no MLK Day celebration without the passage of voting rights
At least 400 voter suppression bills were introduced during the first five months of 2021, and at l…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocks Fox News analyst after he says Canadian government could have arrested Martin Luther King Jr.
"Fox News analysts already reaping the benefits of banning books, I see," the lawmaker tweeted on T…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Biden calls for passage of voting rights bills in speech on MLK Day: 'The attack on our democracy is real'
Two voting rights bills are the Democrats' top legislative priorities. With the Senate filibuster i…
Kayla Epstein
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John Lewis wrote an essay to America in his final days: 'Now it is your turn to let freedom ring'
"Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part," John Lewis wrote. "…
John Haltiwanger
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Trump says he will not visit the Capitol to pay respects to civil-rights icon John Lewis
Past presidents typically looked past disagreements they may have had with prominent public figures…
John Haltiwanger
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15 historical events that defined the baby boomer generation
People who were born after World War II between 1946 and 1964 are considered baby boomers, and they…
Frank Olito
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Lori Vallow's attorney called her a 'misunderstood' person, and quoted MLK Jr. at the cult mom's sentencing
Lori Vallow was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her children.
Chris Panella
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Martin Luther King III on the Capitol insurrection: It's 'white privilege on steroids'
King said that if Black Lives Matter protesters tried to do what the pro-Trump mob did, there would…
Juliana Kaplan
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President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people. Most of them have donated money to Democrats.
From former actor Denzel Washington to the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, most of Biden's medal recipie…
Bryan Metzger
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The LA riots in photos: Then and now
Ted Soqui photographed the LA Riots in 1992. Thirty years later, he returned to those locations usi…
Ted Soqui
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Young Black activists are done waiting their turn for political office. They're taking on the 'John Lewis generation' of elder lawmakers who they say are out of touch.
Activists in the Black Lives Matter generation say it's time for elder lawmakers to pass the torch.…
Elvina Nawaguna
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'We can't just rally every four years:' Young people of color stand up to voter suppression in Florida and Texas
Florida and Texas lawmakers introduced voting rights legislation organizers say are designed to dis…
Gwen Aviles
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Trump isn't as special as his supporters say he is
Trump is pretty much just doing the normal job of the president, with a few Trumpian twists. He's n…
David Plotz,Henry Blodget,Lin…
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Voting rights is a matter of justice, not bipartisanship
While Democrats and Republicans battle over voting rights legislation, professor Ray Baker writes t…
Ray Baker
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Martin Luther King III says history will remember Sen. Kyrsten Sinema 'unkindly' for not supporting filibuster reform to pass voting rights
Civil rights groups lit into the Arizona Democrat for continuing to oppose changing the Senate's ru…