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Trump's attack on diversity takes center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK
Sixty years on, Lucas will be back on the Boston Common on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of what became known as the ...
‘We’re up to the test’: Ahead of 1965 Freedom Rally anniversary, MLK III offers his own rallying cry
Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...
Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statue in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the ...
Trump Administration Seeks Artists for ‘Garden of Heroes’ Statues
Those selected would receive up to $200,000 to create one of the 250 sculptures, which will be paid for in part with canceled ...
After 8 years, city to replace Martin Luther King memorial in Avondale
The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
10 years after Freddie Gray's death, calls for police reform and racial equity persist in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — It was almost instinctual for Ray Kelly to jump into action when he heard about a group of high school students clashing with police. He wanted to help protect the kids and ...