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Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 62
Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died in California of prostate cancer.
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Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62
Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer.
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MLK Jr. holiday celebrations include acts of service and parades, but some take a political turn
Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with acts of service, prayer services and parades. But with the November presidential election as a backdrop, some events took on an overtly political turn.
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MLK family members to serve as honorary team captains at Eagles-Buccaneers 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.
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Full 2024 NBA Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule
The NBA will celebrate MLK Day with a full day of games, including nationally televised contests in Atlanta and Memphis.
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What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2024?
As Americans honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, many offices and agencies will close their doors to recognize the federal holiday.
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Biden calls for action to end ‘hate-fueled violence' on 60th anniversary of March on Washington
President Joe Biden is calling for action to end the type of “hate-fueled violence” that authorities say motivated a white man to fatally shoot three Black people at a Florida store over the weekend.
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Thousands converge on National Mall for 60th anniversary of March on Washington
Thousands have gathered 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.
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Martin Luther King III: Father ‘would be greatly disappointed in the way our nation is choosing to conduct itself'
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic ‘I have a dream’ speech helped set the tone for the March on Washington and generations to come. News4’s Shawn Yancy spoke with Martin Luther King III about whether his father’s dream has been realized.
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Biden and Harris will meet with the King family on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington
The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is still considered one of the greatest and most consequential racial justice demonstrations in U.S. history.
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What to know: 60th anniversary of the March on Washington
Thousands of people will gather on the National Mall on the anniversary of the March on Washington. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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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. The historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom remains a marker by which progress is measured. But that progress — namely civil and voting rights legislation passed in the mid-1960s — teeters precariously...
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House Where Martin Luther King Jr. Planned Alabama Marches Moving to Michigan
An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders planned several marches, is moving to a Michigan museum where it will eventually be open to the public.
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Through Their Eyes: Hear the Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
Hear from the voices of the women and men who marched to Washington for racial equality in 1963.
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What's in a Name? At DC Premiere, Documentary Tackles Reclaiming MLK Boulevards
Amber Payne, a journalist and the film’s co-director, spoke with News4 moments before the film’s premiere in D.C.
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Young People Lead March Through Norwich for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The NAACP Robertsine Duncan Youth Council led a march through the streets of Norwich this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday was a day off from school, but not a day off from learning for the students. “It is probably cliché to say they are our future hope, the next generation, all those things, but you know there…
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People Marched Through Downtown Norwich to Honor Civil Rights Legend
A group of high school students marched through downtown Norwich to remember and honor Civil Rights legend Martin Luther King Jr.
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On King's Holiday, Daughter Calls for Bold Action Over Words
America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday. The Rev. Bernice King, who leads The King Center in Atlanta, said leaders, especially politicians, too often cheapen her father’s legacy into a “comfortable...
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Events Held Across CT to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Monday, several events were held across the state to remember and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Delta Sigma Theta Hosts MLK Scholarship Breakfast
The ladies of Delta Sigma Theta started their day of service at the Connecticut Convention Center, celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “It’s a day on, not a day off for us,” Dr. Lakisha Grant-Washington, president of Hartford Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Inc., said. The Hartford Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta...