Typically, conservatives try to at least pretend that they respect Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., especially on Martin Luther King Day. But, Turning Points USA co-founder Charlie Kirk decided to go in the opposite direction — vowing to share “the…
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Could These Actors Be “the next Denzel Washington?”
Yes, I know, I know. Talk of who “the next Denzel Washington” is a highly contested topic. But with the current crop of actors who are undeniably cementing their status as top-tier artists in Hollywood much like Washington, I’d be…
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60 Years After The 1st March on Washington Bernice King Says Keep Fighting
Sixty years after the original March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, one could easily argue that the clock has begun to turn backward. The Supreme Court has successfully eroded decades of precedent protecting marginalized groups. And authoritarianism and white supremacy…
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The Impact of Black Pop Culture on American Society, Through the Eyes of Author Kevin Powell
It’s important to examine how we, as Americans, currently learn about Black history and culture—especially with the national battle against critical race theory at nearly every level of the American government. What we have often been taught in school and…
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Op-Ed: Should We Continue to Celebrate Black History Month? A Call for ‘Black Resistance’
For the next 28 days, the nation will celebrate Black History Month. In most schools, this is the only time that highlights a host of Black American icons on the most surface level. There’s no space for a more complex…
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5 Places That Defined Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life
A titan of the Civil Rights Movement who, in 1946, started his role of activist with an op-ed letter to The Atlanta Constitution stating that Black people “are entitled to the basic rights and opportunities of American citizens,” Dr. Martin Luther King…
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5 Love Lessons From Martin Luther King Jr.
On Monday, the nation will have a day off, but Martin Luther King Jr. Day is much more than that. King possessed a wealth of knowledge, especially when it came to promoting love and peace. King was one of the…
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8 MLK Day Celebrations To Check Out This Weekend
MLK Day has been used as a day for public service and remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s life’s work and his life that ended too soon. Across the United States, many cities and organizations assemble phenomenal programs to recenter…
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7 Films To Watch During Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great civil rights leader and a complicated man. 55 year later after his death, a great deal is still misunderstood about who he is and what he stood for. Here are several films…
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