You Searched For "mlk" and got 20 results
Sort By:
1 min read
Lori Vallow's attorney called her a 'misunderstood' person, and quoted MLK Jr. at the cult mom's sentencing
Lori Vallow was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her children.
Chris Panella
2 mins read
MLK's infamous criticism of Malcolm X as a 'fiery, demagogic oratory' was made up, author finds
Martin Luther King Jr's infamous description of Malcolm X as a "fiery, demagogic orator" may have b…
Kenneth Niemeyer
1 min read
Ted Cruz said Martin Luther King Jr. would be 'ashamed' of the NAACP's Florida travel warning. MLK's daughter, Bernice King, disagreed.
After Ted Cruz invoked MLK in his criticism of the NAACP travel warning, Bernice King corrected him…
Katie Balevic
1 min read
32 things you probably didn't know about Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. with his wife, Coretta Scott King.AP Photo/Gene Herrick
Savanna Swain-Wilson
2 mins read
South Dakota lawmaker quotes MLK Jr. out of context during her vote to restrict health care for trans youth
Rep. Brandei Schaefbauer joined a long list of Republican lawmakers who seem to love quoting Dr. Ma…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
2 mins read
Facing outcry, Bezos wants MLK library auditorium to be named after Toni Morrison instead of himself
"Some in the community have suggested a person of color would be more appropriate as a name for the…
Natalie Musumeci
4 mins read
Biden calls for passage of voting rights bills in speech on MLK Day: 'The attack on our democracy is real'
Two voting rights bills are the Democrats' top legislative priorities. With the Senate filibuster i…
Kayla Epstein
1 min read
Janet Yellen says in MLK Day speech that the US economy has 'never worked fairly for Black Americans'
In her Monday remarks, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen referenced a financial metaphor in Dr. Ma…
Ashley Rodriguez
3 mins read
As one of only 2 Black women CEOs in the Fortune 500, I'm often asked about how to close the US's racial wealth gap. The key is helping people save for retirement.
Thasunda Brown Duckett, CEO of TIAA, draws from the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on how …
Thasunda Brown Duckett
12 mins read
Read the email Expensify's CEO sent to customers on MLK Day outlining the company's plan to fight injustices with a 'highly experimental' crowdsourced campaign
Expensify will spend an extra $3 million in 2021 on efforts to tackle climate change, homelessness,…
Tyler Sonnemaker
1 min read
All but 4 of the USWNT starters kneeled for the national anthem on MLK day
Carli Lloyd, Kelley O'Hara, Julie Ertz, and Lindsey Horan stood as Megan Rapinoe, captain Becky Sa…
Meredith Cash
3 mins read
Martin Luther King III on how Senator-elect Raphael Warnock comes from the 'King tradition'
Raphael Warnock, soon to be Georgia's first Black senator, is a senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist C…
Juliana Kaplan
2 mins read
Martin Luther King Jr.'s family say's there's no MLK Day celebration without the passage of voting rights
At least 400 voter suppression bills were introduced during the first five months of 2021, and at l…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
1 min read
Photos show thousands rallying in Washington for racial justice on the 57th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech
"The objective is to put on one platform, in the shadow of Abe Lincoln, the families of people that…
Inyoung Choi
3 mins read
Carli Lloyd is getting roasted for saying the USWNT 'has each other's backs' after standing during the anthem on MLK day
The star striker joined three other starters in standing for the national anthem before kick off.
Meredith Cash
1 min read
MLK's 12-year-old granddaughter called for 'genuine equality' on the anniversary of the 'I Have a Dream' speech
"The first phase was civil rights, and the new phase is genuine equality," Yolanda Renee King said …
Inyoung Choi
2 mins read
Justin Bieber says he wasn't 'trying to make a connection between me and Martin Luther King' with his controversial 'MLK Interlude'
The singer released "Justice" on March 19 and received criticism for sampling Martin Luther King Jr…
Ashley Simone Johnson
2 mins read
Jamie Dimon said his daughter wrote him a 'long, elegant, nasty letter' after he joined Trump's business council. He referenced MLK to explain why he did it.
JPMorgan Chase's CEO said his daughter asked 'how could you, Dad?' when he joined Donald Trump's bu…
Heather Schlitz
3 mins read
Jon Ossoff was sworn in using a Hebrew Bible from a rabbi who was an ally to MLK and had his synagogue bombed by white supremacists
The book Ossoff used once belonged to Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, the former leader of Atlanta's Hebrew…
Kelly McLaughlin
3 mins read
Trump immediately broke a pledge to 'pause' to honor MLK Day by accusing Democrats of trying to take people's guns
At 10:24 a.m. on Monday, the White House issued a tweet quoting Trump, which said: "Today, we pause…