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  • July 2008

    • MLK Children: Lawsuit Defends Dad's Legacy

      newser  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 21, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      MLK Children: Lawsuit Defends Dad's Legacy

      Martin Luther King's children are blaming each other for the uncharacteristically public standoff that led two of them to sue the third over management of their father's estate, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The deaths of the family peacekeepers, mother Coretta and sister Yolanda, helped expose the rift. "Strong parents have strong children, and strong children have strong opinions, and that usually leads to conflicts that they have difficulty reconciling," says ex-Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, a longtime family friend. More »

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      lawsuit  • Atlanta  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • inheritance  • estate  • Martin Luther King III

    • MLK Children Fight Over Estate

      newser  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 12, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      MLK Children Fight Over Estate

      Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s three surviving children are taking their brother to court, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Bernice and Martin King III say Dexter, president of the corporation that oversees the civil rights hero's intellectual property rights, has mishandled company funds and wrongfully taken money from their parents' estates for his own use. More »

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      lawsuit  • Atlanta  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • inheritance  • estate  • Martin Luther King III

  • May 2008

    • MLK's FIrst Grandchild Born

      newser  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  May 26, 08 7:48 AM CDT

      MLK's FIrst Grandchild Born

      The first grandchild of Martin Luther King Jr. was born yesterday morning in Atlanta to Martin Luther King III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Yolanda Renee King is named after the civil rights leader's oldest child, who died last year. Baby Yolanda and mom are doing fine. Her father called Yolanda “a precious gift from God.” More »

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      baby  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • birth  • Martin Luther King III

    • Panel Rips MLK Statue, Says He Looks Like a Dictator

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 9, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Panel Rips MLK Statue, Says He Looks Like a Dictator

      A federal arts panel is demanding changes to a colossal statue of Martin Luther King Jr. planned for the heart of Washington because commissioners think King looks too "confrontational," almost like a dictator, reports the Washington Post . The 28-foot-tall statue is to be the centerpiece of a 4-acre King memorial scheduled to be finished next year, but the panel has the clout to hold things up. More »

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      Washington DC  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • sculpture  • statue  • National Mall  • monument

  • April 2008

    • As Cities Burned, James Brown Saved Boston

      newser  |  Boston Phoenix  |  Apr 5, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      As Cities Burned, James Brown Saved Boston

      In the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King, riots raged in many American cities. In Boston, where there had been unrest on the night of April 4, officials worried about the fallout of a James Brown concert scheduled for April 5 at a downtown arena. A new documentary airing tonight on VH1 gives away the ending in its title: The Night James Brown Saved Boston. More »

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      Boston  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • James Brown  • Boston Garden  • Kevin White

    • Not an Icon, a Man

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 4, 08 6:41 PM CDT

      Not an Icon, a Man

      On the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination, the Washington Post looks past the legend at the multidimensional figure scholars and King's associates consider his true legacy. ”His challenge was much bigger than being nice," says historian Taylor Branch. "It was even bigger than race. It was whether we take our national purpose seriously, which is the full promise of equal citizenship." More »

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      race  • race relations  • Jeremiah Wright  • civil rights  • poverty  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Vietnam War  • civil rights movement  • 1960s

    • McCain Deems 1983 Vote Against MLK Day a 'Mistake'

      newser  |  Commercial Appeal (Memphis)  |  Apr 4, 08 3:42 PM CDT

      McCain Deems 1983 Vote Against MLK Day a 'Mistake'

      John McCain apologized today for his 1983 Senate vote against a federal Martin Luther King holiday. Standing at the Memphis site where King was assassinated in 1968, McCain called his nay vote “a mistake,” the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports; McCain later voted for a state holiday in Arizona. Democrat Hillary Clinton, also in Memphis today, recalled meeting King as a teenager. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • poverty  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    • Obama, Wright Echo Early, Late MLK

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 4, 08 2:08 PM CDT

      Obama, Wright Echo Early, Late MLK

      Barack Obama can easily be compared to the early Martin Luther King and his hopeful message of change prior to 1965, writes Michael Eric Dyson in the Los Angeles Times . But  it's Jeremiah Wright who most resembles King after that—when his message grew "angrier" and increasingly skeptical of white America and its capacity for change. More »

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      Barack Obama  • race  • Jeremiah Wright  • racism  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    • Jackson Recalls MLK, Targets Urban Youth

      newser  |  Commercial Appeal (Memphis)  |  Apr 4, 08 11:54 AM CDT

      Jackson Recalls MLK, Targets Urban Youth

      Jesse Jackson was outside the Lorraine Motel when Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, 40 years ago today, and the sound of the gunshot still echoes in his memory. Jackson talks with the Chicago Sun-Times about that day, and how race relations have "detoxified"  in the ensuing years. But King, he said, would have been distressed that the nation still has "first-class jails, second-class schools." More »

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      race relations  • assassination  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Al Sharpton  • Jesse Jackson  • civil rights movement

    • MLK Son: We Need Cabinet Post for Poverty

      newser  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Apr 4, 08 7:28 AM CDT

      MLK Son: We Need Cabinet Post for Poverty

      The son of Martin Luther King says the nation can best commemorate the 40th anniversary of his father's assassination by taking concrete action to fight poverty. In an essay in the  Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Martin Luther King III called on the presidential candidates to commit to creating a Cabinet position, one that will "transcend the ceremonial." The poverty rate is 12%, same as 1968, and it now affects 36 million Americans. More »

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      poverty  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • racial inequality  • Martin Luther King III

    • King Would Relish Today's Challenges

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Apr 3, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      King Would Relish Today's Challenges

      With tomorrow marking the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination, the Rev. Jesse Jackson pens an appreciation for the New York Daily News . Jackson worked with the civil-rights giant in 1968 on King's last, tragically unfulfilled project, the Poor People’s Campaign. "He'd keep on dreaming and organizing," Jackson writes of King, were he still alive today. More »

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      education  • race  • assassination  • African Americans  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Jesse Jackson  • health care reform

  • March 2008

    • Women Gather to Promote Peace

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Mar 7, 08 2:54 PM CST

      Women Gather to Promote Peace

      Female community leaders from 45 nations—many of them embroiled in conflicts—are meeting at a unique week-long peace conference in India called "Making Way for the Feminine." The participants represent a religiously diverse group seeking ways for women to play a more prominent role in resolving conflicts and establishing peace, reports the Christian Science Monitor. More »

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      women  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Nelson Mandela

  • February 2008

    • Don't Know Much About History...

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Feb 26, 08 7:00 PM CST

      Don't Know Much About History...

      US teens know little history and less literature, says a study out today. Only 52% of 17-year-olds could name the theme of George Orwell's 1984, and 43% knew when the Civil War was fought. Students faired far better on topics that schools cover, however, such as Pearl Harbor and Martin Luther King Jr., USA Today reports. More »

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      education  • literature  • student  • history  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Civil War  • George Orwell  • Pearl Harbor

    • For Obama Faithful, Fears Cloud Hopes

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 25, 08 10:15 AM CST

      For Obama Faithful, Fears Cloud Hopes

      "Stop worrying," Barack Obama tells supporters. “I've got the best protection in the world.” But they're worrying anyway: Even as supporters have watched their candidate rocket from longshot to frontrunner, their anxieties about a possible assassination attempt have grown, the New York Times reports. “Some candidates are bigger targets than others," ex-contender Gary Hart notes. "Any transition candidate or change candidate has a higher profile.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • assassination  • Michelle Obama  • John F. Kennedy  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Secret Service  • presidential candidates  • Robert F. Kennedy  • JFK assassination

    • Rights Activist Carr Dies at 97

      newser  |  Montgomery Advertiser (Alamaba)  |  Feb 23, 08 4:00 PM CST

      Rights Activist Carr Dies at 97

      Johnnie Rebecca Carr, an early leader in the civil rights movement and compatriot of Rosa Parks, has died of a stroke at age 97, the Montgomery Advertiser reports. Carr helped organize the Montgomery Improvement Association in 1955 after Parks made her famous stand on a city bus. The group's yearlong boycott caught the nation's attention. She later served as the group's president and was active with it until her death. More »

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      race relations  • civil rights  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • boycott  • civil rights movement  • Rosa Parks

    • Ubiquitous Peace Sign Turns 50

      newser  |  Victoria Times Colonist  |  Feb 21, 08 2:52 PM CST

      Ubiquitous Peace Sign Turns 50

      One of the world’s most recognizable symbols turns 50 today, the Victoria Times Colonist reports. The peace sign has become the rallying beacon for social movements from civil rights to anti-war. But textile designer Gerald Holtom designed the emblem to trumpet the fight for nuclear disarmament in England; it crossed the Atlantic thanks to Martin Luther King Jr. More »

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      protests  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Vietnam War  • civil rights movement  • peace sign

    • HS Kids Take Color-Blind View of History

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Feb 4, 08 1:20 PM CST

      HS Kids Take Color-Blind View of History

      Martin Luther King Jr. is the most famous American in history, according to 2,000 high school students asked to name the top 10, reports USA Today. In a dramatic break from the "dead white male" paradigm, African Americans, women, and Arfican-American women dominated the list, with Rosa Parks second, Harriet Tubman at No. 3, and Oprah Winfrey No. 7. More »

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      list  • Oprah Winfrey  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Marilyn Monroe  • Albert Einstein  • Benjamin Franklin  • Rosa Parks  • Thomas Edison

  • January 2008

    • Mitt Lets the Dogs Out

      newser  |  Slate  |  Jan 22, 08 1:31 PM CST

      Mitt Lets the Dogs Out

      Mitt Romney’s attempts to make small talk with black voters on Martin Luther King Day were so tone deaf, Slate ’s Christopher Beam blogs, that they were less offensive than stunningly clueless. Posing for a photo op with young African Americans, Mitt riffed, “Who let the dogs out? Who, who”; meeting a baby wearing a necklace, the candidate tried, “What’s happening? You got some bling bling here!” More »

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      Mitt Romney  • Rudy Giuliani  • race  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    • Dem Debaters Get Feisty

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 21, 08 8:35 PM CST

      Dem Debaters Get Feisty

      Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama drowned out policy talk in a South Carolina presidential debate tonight as they bickered over Ronald Reagan and what Obama called Clinton's "corporate" past, CNN reports. On economic policy, they wrangled over Senate votes as much as subprime bailout plans. “This kind of squabbling, how many kids are going to get health care from this?" John Edwards asked. More »

    • A Man, Not a Soundbite

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 21, 08 4:54 PM CST

      A Man, Not a Soundbite

      In the decades since his death, Martin Luther King Jr. has been transformed from a flesh-and-blood figure into a one-dimensional icon. Historians fear memory has frozen King on the Washington Mall in 1963, reducing him to a soundbite and a “symbol that people use and manipulate for their own purposes,” says one professor. The Associated Press considers King's—there's that word again—legacy. More »

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      race relations  • history  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • segregation

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