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Boston celebrates 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK as advocates urge continued fight against injustice
Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in ...
Rally held in Boston honoring 60 years since MLK's 1965 Freedom Rally
A group of people gathered at the "Embrace" statue in Boston Common on Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the ...
Toledo holds special Arbor Day event
Students from Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy for Boys helped plant the first of 11 new trees throughout the park.
‘We’re up to the test’: Ahead of 1965 Freedom Rally anniversary, MLK III offers his own rallying cry
Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...
Crosby Park clean-up puts words to action to help environmental upkeep
The cleanup will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Crosby Park Elementary. Those who would like to volunteer to lend a hand ...
Holocaust memorial dedication set at Elmwood Cemetery
A Holocaust memorial steel sculpture that is 800 pounds and seven feet tall, done by metal artist Reuben Halpern, will be dedicated at Elmwood Cemetery on Sunday, April 27. Shaped like a dead tree, ...
Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statue in Alabama
Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ...
National Affairs Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Cameron McWhirter covers national affairs for The Wall Street Journal from Atlanta. Before joining the Journal, he reported ...
Street racing crash injured 13 people, including child, Lansing police say
A five-vehicle crash left 13 people injured Thursday night, 2 of them in critical condition. Lansing Police say the crash ...