[ad_1] CNN — It’s been called “the moment that changed everything,” the day America “turned the mystic corner,” and “the greatest political speech of the 20th century.” As the nation celebrates the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s national holiday tomorrow, millions of Americans will once again hear what has …
Read More »New monument dedicated to MLK and Coretta Scott King opens in Boston
[ad_1] CNN — Just a few days before what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 94th birthday, “Embrace,” a monument dedicated to King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, has been unveiled in Boston, where they first met. The enormous monument was unveiled on Friday, according to a blog …
Read More »Biden delivers sermon drawing on legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King: ‘This is a time of choosing’
[ad_1] CNN — Joe Biden delivered remarks Sunday from Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, becoming the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon from the historic church where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. served as pastor until his assassination in 1968. “You’ve been around for 136 …
Read More »Why Black voters are more important in Georgia than in any other state
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden is heading back to Georgia. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, he’s visiting Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where the civil rights pioneer once preached. The trip makes a lot of sense, not just to pay tribute to King, but also …
Read More »Raphael Warnock: Sky-high Black turnout fueled his previous win. Will Georgia do it again?
[ad_1] Atlanta CNN — Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young rode his scooter alongside Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, Martin Luther King III and a fervent crowd of marchers on a recent Sunday through a southwest Atlanta neighborhood. The group stopped at an early polling location to vote, forming a line with …
Read More »Julia Roberts’ involvement with civil rights didn’t stop at birth
[ad_1] CNN — The story of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King covering the hospital expenses for Julia Roberts’ birth has been a revelation to many, but it was just a start of a connection between the actress and social causes. The “Ticket to Paradise” star …
Read More »Julia Roberts reveals Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King paid the hospital bill for her birth
[ad_1] CNN — A previously little known fact about Julia Roberts is now more widely known, thanks to social media. It all started recently when a Twitter user shared a compilation video of Roberts, writing “Martin Luther King Jr. paying for her birth is still a little known fact that …
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