Martin Luther King Jr., Michelle Obama and Trump’s exhausting return
For some Black women, the high road led to the nation’s memorial to the civil rights leader.
‘These are dark times’: Washington Rep. Natasha Hill addresses racism in MLK Day speech
OLYMPIA – In a call for nonviolence and a more just country, Rep. Natasha Hill told her colleagues in the Washington House of ...
'This is his legacy': late Rev. 'Happy' Watkins front-of-mind at first MLK Day celebration without the civil rights leader
No absence may have been greater felt among the thousands who marched through Spokane on Monday than that of the late Rev. Percy 'Happy' Watkins. Watkins, one of Spokane's most prominent civil rights ...
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Eric Adams chooses Trump
The Democratic New York City mayor’s last-minute attendance at President Trump’s inauguration triggered opponents’ criticism ...
Executive orders signed by newly inaugurated Trump redefine federal gender policies
Just hours after his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed executive orders rolling back DEI programs and transgender ...
Seattle's 42nd annual MLK day march, rally focuses on fighting 'Project 2025'
The 42nd Martin Luther King Day march and rally brought thousands to Garfield High School. This year, the march specifically ...
Local speakers encourage people to embrace MLK's legacy of equality and love
Speakers at Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations in the region Monday encouraged people to continue his legacy of civil rights, equality and love and to come together in the face of division and ...
Daily on Energy: Inauguration Day
Good afternoon and Happy Monday readers! Today, we celebrate a historic Martin Luther King Jr. Day that has coincided with the inauguration of President Donald Trump. As the 47th president kicked off ...