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Sanders Says MLK's Courage Will Be Necessary for Fight Ahead

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for unity to 'create that community of love' that Martin Luther King, Jr., fought and died for. (Photo: Jetta Fraser/ The Blade)

Influential Rapper Delivers Impassioned Speech for Sanders' Revolution

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Atlanta-born rapper Killer Mike dine at soul food restaurant, the Busy Bee, before a campaign rally. (Photo: David Goldman/Associated Press)

"I don’t trust the church or the government. A Democrat or a Republican. A Pope or a bishop or them other men," declared activist and hip-hop star Killer Mike, reciting his own lyrics to a boisterous Atlanta crowd on Monday night. "But after spending five hours tonight with someone who has spent the last 50 years radically fighting for your rights...

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Fifty Years On, Gains Achieved by Those Who Bled in Selma Are Under Attack

Jon Queally, staff writer

As political leaders, celebrities, and civil rights activists descend on the...

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With MLK Day Blockade, Seneca Lake Protesters Declare: 'We Are Planting Our Flag'

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

During the 3.5-hour blockade, protesters turned away two Crestwood trucks before being arrested. (Photo: We Are Seneca Lake)

"Clean Air and Clean Water are Civil Rights," was the message as dozens of...

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Taking Back the Streets and Their Stories, Thousands Reclaim MLK Day

Invoking Radical Spirit, Racial Justice Movement Aims to #ReclaimMLK

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MLK Day Report Underscores Racial Disparities of Health

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Peter Dreier

This Labor Day, Remember That Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign Was for Workers’ Rights

Ajamu Baraka

50 Years Later, We Must Again Confront and Reject U.S. Warmongering

Kevin Martin, Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry

Fifty Years On: MLK’s Giant Triplets Still Plague Us, Including Militarism

Robert C. Koehler

Tomorrow Is Today

Lee Saunders

Dr. King, Labor Leader

Wendi C. Thomas

Let’s Not Forget—Martin Luther King Jr. Was Preaching Economic Justice, Too

Ira Chernus

MLK's Big Mistake: Love and Strategy in the Age of Trump

Shaun King

Here is How We Will Boycott Injustice and Police Brutality in America

Peter Dreier

This Labor Day, Remember That Martin Luther King's Last Campaign Was for Workers' Rights

Stephen Kinzer

Don’t Mythologize Ali’s Rage

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