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British-Nigerian Cartoonist, TAYO Fatunla on MLK Day 2022

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Celebrate King Day! LISTEN to Lee Bailey’s ‘King: From Atlanta to the Mountaintop’ Segment

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Voting Rights Takes Center Stage at Black Caucus MLK Breakfast

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MLK Day – MagellanTV Makes ‘A Ripple of Hope’ Available for FREE During Holiday | WATCH

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Will the King Holiday Ever Be Seen as More than a Black Holiday?

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Maryville University Highlights Women in American Civil Rights History

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BAM to Host 36th Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, Jan. 17

*Continuing a tradition in its 36th year that has evolved into the largest such gathering in New York City, BAM hosts the annual Brooklyn Tribute...

Today’s Video

Biden to HBCU Grads on Voting Rights: ‘We Need Your Help, Badly’ (Watch)

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Angry White People Syndrome: The Journal of Steffanie Rivers | VIDEO

*Why are White people so angry when they control the criminal justice system, they own most of the land, they dominate politics and in...

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Talks Howard, ‘1619’ Backlash, GOP’s Faux Outrage over CRT and More (Watch)

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Jesse Jackson Visits Arbery Courtroom & Freaks Out Defense Attorney Who Wants Him Not There | VIDEO

*The Ahmaud Abery murder trial is turning out to be quite the interesting event. On Monday, days after an attorney representing one William “Roddie” Bryan...

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