MLK

• Unveiled Martin Luther King Jr. monument draws criticism and confusion

  'The Embrace,' a massive six-metre-tall and 12-metre-wide statue, was unveiled in Boston, and the backlash online was almost instant.

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  Jan 17, 2023
  
• U.S. marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day as his family decries slow progress of civil rights

  The Rev. Bernice King said many people too often cheapen her father's legacy into a "comfortable and convenient King" instead of fully embracing his message of change.

  U.S. News

  Jan 16, 2023
  
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• Speakers at Martin Luther King Jr. Day service calls for nonviolence amid turbulent times

  The coronavirus pandemic forced the annual King Day service at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church online during the 35th celebration of his birthday as a national holiday.

  World

  Jan 18, 2021
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• Biden, Harris take break from inaugural preparations to honour Martin Luther King Jr.

  As Biden and Harris took breaks from their inaugural preparations to honour Martin Luther King Jr., Trump remained out of public view at the White House for the sixth straight day.

  Politics

  Jan 18, 2021
• Donald Trump marks MLK day with surprise 2-minute visit to memorial

  Trump told reporters as he departed that it was a "great day," but did not respond to questions about the partial government shutdown.

  Politics

  Jan 21, 2019
• Teens begin Mississippi-to-Tennessee march to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

  The group is being escorted by police cars, support vans and a portable restroom.

  World

  Mar 31, 2018
• B.C. Green candidate apologizes for imitating Martin Luther King in campaign speech

  Neufeld apologized in a Facebook post, calling the speech "one of the greatest mistakes of my life."

  Politics

  Apr 15, 2017
• Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan seeking parole for 15th time

  For nearly 50 years, Sirhan Sirhan has been consistent: He says he doesn't remember fatally shooting Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in a crowded kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

  Feb 10, 2016
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• Montreal rapper teams up with Kendrick Lamar for ‘Heaven Help Dem’

  Montreal rapper and producer Jonathan Emile has released his latest single "Heaven Help Dem" just in time for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2015
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• U.S. remembers Martin Luther King amid racial tensions over police killings

  Speakers honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday at his spiritual home in Atlanta repeated the same message: We've come a long way, but there's still a lot left to be done.

  World

  Jan 19, 2015