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Body of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Crosses Selma Bridge
The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis has crossed Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon.
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Controversy Surrounds Plan to Remove Cesar Chavez From East Palo Alto School's Name
Many in East Palo Alto now say a local school district would be wiping away the legacy of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez if they follow through on an idea to rename the campus.
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Navy Ship Named for Civil Rights Leader, Congressman John Lewis
USNS John Lewis is the first of six new T-AO 205 fleet oilers NASSCO is building for the U.S. Navy.
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Cesar Chavez Day: His Life Through the Years in Photos
Cesar Chavez Day honors the legacy of the civil rights leader on his birthday Friday. With Dolores Huerta, Chavez co-founded the United Farm Workers union to fight for fair wages. Then-California Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation in 2000 creating Cesar Chavez a state holiday, and former President Barack Obama made the day a federal commemorative holiday in 2014.
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Join Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events Around SoCal
The Peace & Unity Celebration in Long Beach and the Kingdom Day Parade will remember the civil rights leader.
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Cardi B Sorry for ‘Real Housewives' of Civil Rights Parody
Cardi B has apologized to the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. for portraying the civil rights leader’s wife, Coretta Scott King, in a comedy skit.
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Royal Wedding Bishop Michael Curry Wasn't Sure at First If His Sermon Was a Hit
Bishop Michael Curry, the American whose rousing sermon at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal wedding nearly stole the show, acknowledged Tuesday that he was a little nervous before he spoke.
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US Bishop Gives Rousing Sermon at Royal Wedding
Nothing captured the trans-Atlantic nature of Saturday’s royal wedding as much as the guest preacher whose sermon brought American fire and flair to a very English church service. The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, the first black leader of the Episcopal Church in the United States, was hand-picked by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to address their 600 wedding guests....
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RAW: Zuckerberg Introduces Facebook's New Dating Profile Feature
Facebook is launching a dating feature. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said to laughs at Facebook’s F8 developer conference Tuesday that the new tool is “not just for hookups” but to build “meaningful, long-term relationships.”
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‘Winnie!': South Africa Bids Farewell to Madikizela-Mandela
Tens of thousands of people sang, cheered and cried as the flag-draped casket of anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was escorted from her official funeral on Saturday, after supporters defended her complex legacy with poetry and anger. Thunder rumbled and it began to rain as the casket left the 40,000-seat stadium — a blessing, witnesses said. Heads of state joined the...
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Bells Ring in Los Angeles in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Church bells in Los Angeles County rang out at 4:01 p.m. Wednesday in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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Teens Begin Mississippi-to-Memphis March in Honor of King
Wearing aqua-colored T-shirts and hydration backpacks, a group of teenagers on Saturday launched a 50-mile walk from northern Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, a tribute to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Escorted by police cars, support vans and a portable restroom, six middle school, high school and college students, along with...
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Civil Rights Leader Wyatt Tee Walker Dies; Worked Beside MLK
The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, who helped assemble the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Letter From Birmingham Jail” from notes the incarcerated King wrote on paper scraps and newspaper margins, has died. He was either 88 or 89. Family records showed different years of birth, said his daughter, Patrice Walker Powell, who confirmed his death.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Reveals Parkinson's Diagnosis
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Friday he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
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Marchers Demand Equality on Anniversary of MLK's Death
Activists claiming an imbalance in economic and social equality prayed, rallied and marched in Memphis on Tuesday, the 49th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Hundreds of supporters of the Black Lives Matter and Fight for $15 movements demanded higher wages and equal rights as they walked more than a mile (1.6 kilometers), from...
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National Parks: First Fee-Free Day of 2017
The nationwide system of parks, sites, and monuments will waive admission on Monday, Jan. 16.
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Dems Defend Rep. John Lewis From Trump Insult on Twitter
President-elect Donald Trump slammed Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., — and his congressional district — on Twitter Saturday morning, writing Lewis should focus on “fixing” his district rather than questioning his presidency. Trump’s tweets come after Lewis told NBC News in an exclusive interview Friday that he does not view Trump as a legitimate president. Asked in an interview for “Meet...
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Rep. John Lewis: ‘I Don't See This President-Elect as a Legitimate President'
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., does not believe Donald Trump was legitimately elected, telling NBC News in an exclusive interview Friday that he believes Russians “participated in helping this man get elected” and “helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton.” Lewis, a leader in the fight for civil rights, said so after being asked in an interview for “Meet the Press”...
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U.S. Navy Names Ship After Slain SF Supervisor, Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk
U.S. Navy officials named a naval ship after former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk at a ceremony on Treasure Island on Tuesday.
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Helen Chavez, Widow of Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez, Dies at 88
Helen Chavez, the widow of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, died Monday at a Bakersfield hospital with many of her seven surviving children, 31 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren by her side, according to the United Farmworkers. She was 88.