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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.

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MLK Day kicks off at King's Atlanta congregation with daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoric

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's rendition of Hallelujah and stern words from his youngest daughter warning against anti-woke rhetoric

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Over 1,000 Religious Leaders Endorse Harris Before Speech At Philadelphia Church

'There's no middle ground when it comes to fascism,' said the Rev. William Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign.

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How Harris could change American hunger

Here's what Harris' record tells us about her views on food insecurity, essential workers and labor

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Civil rights leader removed from movie theater for using his own chair

A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons

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The weaponization of education is deadly

Connecting Ron DeSantis' anti-woke policies to the year he spent as a high school history teacher

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As Jacksonville shooting victims are eulogized, advocates call attention to anti-Black hate crimes

The motivations of a shooter who recently targeted and killed Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, have revived concerns about the threat of hate violence and domestic terrorism

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Gun safety demonstrators carry caskets to Tennessee Capitol

Protesters calling for gun safety legislation were blocked from bringing caskets inside Tennessee’s Capitol, but a recently reinstated legislator escorted an infant-sized casket inside before he was barred from carrying it onto the House floor

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Tenn. lawmakers' race to adjourn complicates gun safety push

Tennessee lawmakers are pushing to adjourn by the end of the week as they look for an exit from a session that has been eclipsed by the fallout of the Republican supermajority expelling two young Black Democrats and a growing to push to pass some sort of gun restriction legislation

The Independent UK

America moves on after Tyre Nichols

It's a sign that we've become numb to tragedies — and unable to talk about how to prevent the next one.

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Biden's Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights

President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Blood Sunday” this weekend in Selma, Alabama

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Critics: Nikki Haley "is no moderate"

"The same politics of lies and division that Trump used, just in a softer voice," says Rev. Dr. William Barber II

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At Nichols' funeral, Black America's grief on public display

The funeral of Tyre Nichols had all the hallmarks of what’s known as a homegoing service in Black American communities: comforting gospel hymns, remembrances from loved ones and a stirring eulogy from a clergyman

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Faith leaders in Georgia ramp up efforts to get out the vote

ATLANTA — Faith leaders are ramping up efforts to get out the vote during a crucial runoff election between Sen. Raphael G. Warnock and Herschel Walker, including giving rides to the polls for people who don’t have transportation and reaching out to congregants.

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Biden administration launches environmental justice office

Forty years after a predominantly Black community in Warren County, North Carolina, rallied against hosting a hazardous waste landfill, President Joe Biden’s top environment official has returned to what is widely considered the birthplace of the environmental justice movement to unveil a national office that will distribute $3 billion in…

Salon

Rev. Barber: Big change is coming

Don't fear the word "poor," Barber says: If poor people voted in large numbers, that would change everything

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NC NAACP loses tax-exempt status; audit assessing misspending allegations

For decades, the public face of North Carolina’s NAACP has been an energetic organization unbending in its fight against injustice.

Salon

D.C. march calls out "politics of greed"

Revived crusade founded by Dr. King focuses on new rise of union organizing at Amazon, Starbucks and elsewhere

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Rev. Barber: Conviction after NC protest 'badge of honor'

A civil rights leader says he won’t stop raising his voice for the poor, uninsured and downtrodden, although his trespassing conviction for a demonstration at North Carolina’s Legislative Building has been allowed to stand

The Independent UK

NC Supreme Court won't hear case of Rev. Barber's conviction

North Carolina’s highest court has refused to hear the appeal of a civil rights leader convicted of trespassing during a 2017 demonstration inside the Legislative Building

Salon

COVID deaths 2X higher in poorest areas

New analysis highlights the consequences of a "systemic failure to address poverty" in the United States

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