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‘The struggle continues’: MLK Day celebrated amid tense political climate

Holiday marked with parades and services but tempered by anxieties over racial and social equality under Trump

The Guardian - US

The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

As communities across the country prepare Monday to host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of when the federal government officially began observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the current political climate has left some feeling more fraught than festive when it comes to how to honor…

The Independent UK

Sora's MLK deepfakes plunge OpenAI's social media ambitions into chaos

This is what it calls "launching responsibly"?

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OpenAI stops itself from generating 'disrespectful' Martin Luther King Jr. deepfakes, but this is the tip of the iceberg: 'Who gets protection from synthetic resurrection and who doesn't?'

"King's estate rightfully raised this with OpenAI, but many deceased individuals don't have well-known and well-resourced estates to represent them."

PC Gamer

Someone’s DNA is not their destiny, it is only a part of who they are – expert

Professor Turi King explained that people have a lot choice in who they are.

The Independent UK

Kelvin Harrison Jr. praises Beyoncé as his Black History Month icon

Kelvin Harrison Jr. discusses his admiration for Beyoncé and his role as Martin Luther King Jr. in the new season of Genius. Learn more in this exclusive i...

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Harris warns US democracy under ‘profound’ threat in Martin Luther King Jr Day speech

‘Freedom is never truly won. You earn it and win it in every generation,’ vice president says, quoting Coretta Scott King,

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NFL is out of its league in honoring Martin Luther King

Compared to the NBA, which celebrates the civil rights activist properly (and early), the NFL is sadly fumbling.

Chicago Sun-Times

The remarkable life of Edith Emery - from prisoner of the Nazis to groundbreaking Tasmanian architect

Edith Emery's life reads like something from a Hollywood movie script — a successful career as a doctor cut short by Hitler's invasion of Austria, a long-distance romance that landed her in a prisoner of war camp, and her final chapter, breaking new ground in Tasmania.

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Stevie Wonder set to be awarded Freedom of Newcastle as music legend hailed for Martin Luther King campaign

The Motown icon could join the likes of Sir Bobby Robson and Nelson Mandela in being awarded the city's highest civic honour by Newcastle City Council

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Town where Martin Luther King Jr made historic march reels from tornado

Residents of Selma, Alabama, find resilience in civil rights leader’s legacy as US marks MLK Day

The Guardian - US

Outrage and mockery erupt over ‘obscene’ $10m MLK statue erected in Boston

‘Ten million dollars were wasted to create a masturbatory metal homage to my legendary family members—one of the all-time greatest American families,’ Coretta Scott King’s cousin said

The Independent UK

Biden becomes the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at MLK's church

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta until his assassination.

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Georgia Senate voters have a moral choice. White Christians are choosing hypocrisy

Evangelicals show their true colors in voting for a Republican mired in unchristian scandal

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Judge strikes down most of Florida’s 2021 election law, orders state to run new changes by federal court

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ruling that the Legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters, a federal judge in Tallahassee struck down most of Florida’s controversial 2021 election law and ordered the state not to make any future changes to those provisions without court approval.

The Independent UK

Martin Luther King’s son and Democrats hit out at senators blocking voting rights bill: ‘History will not remember them kindly’

The Senate is poised to take up Democratic-backed voting rights legislation this week, but two Democrats are standing in the way of rule changes that would allow it to pass

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