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Martin Luther King Jr’s Atlanta birthplace offers free tours to visitors now

Martin Luther King Jr birth home, Atlanta, the two-storey house at 501 Auburn Avenue is where the civil rights leader was born on 15 January 1929 and lived for the first twelve years of his life. It stands in the residential section of Sweet Auburn, the centre of Black Atlanta.…

The Times of India · Nov 9

Georgia on Democrats’ minds: Powering up the Black vote to counter Trump's meddling

President Donald Trump's push to redistrict congressional maps and a Georgia state election law disproportionately affecting African Americans are aimed at diluting the power of the Black vote. Six decades after Atlanta was at the heart of the civil rights movement that granted Blacks in the southern states the right…

France 24 · Oct 22

MLK Day Service Emphasizes Justice And Social Solidarity

Discover how a choir's performance and powerful messages marked MLK Day at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, emphasizing justice and activism.

Top News · Jan 21, 2025

Biden to touch on voting rights in sermon celebrating MLK

President Joe Biden is marking what would have been the 94th birthday of the late Martin Luther King with a Sunday sermon at Atlanta's historic Ebenezer Baptist Church

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

Biden speech at Ebenezer to bring focus to King’s legacy, likely to president’s as well

ATLANTA — Many U.S. presidents have stopped by Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay honor to its former pastor, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., usually in events around the time of his birthday. But on Sunday, President Joe Biden will become the first of them to do so from the…

Tribune News Service · Jan 15, 2023

Ga. Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker has bitter closing

The extended Senate campaign in Georgia between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, football legend Herschel Walker, has grown increasingly bitter ahead as their Dec. 6 runoff nears

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022

An apartment building takes center stage in Georgia’s US Senate race

ATLANTA — An Atlanta apartment tower has become a flashpoint in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race as Republican Herschel Walker appeared there Tuesday to blame Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Ebenezer Baptist Church for trying to evict disadvantaged residents.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

Walker, Warnock meet for only debate in Georgia Senate race

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet Friday night for their only debate in Georgia’s marquee Senate contest

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

Complaint seeks IRS audit of Warnock, church foundation

ATLANTA — A charity arm of Ebenezer Baptist Church should face an IRS audit for allegedly concealing its ownership in an Atlanta apartment building which houses chronically homeless and mentally ill residents, according to a complaint filed by a conservative watchdog group.

Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022

Commentary: Why Raphael Warnock should run for president in 2024

Across the country, public trust in democratic institutions has eroded to its lowest point in recorded history. This full-blown crisis of confidence, fueled by constant partisan gridlock in Congress and baseless denials of election results, is putting our democracy in serious peril.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 22, 2022