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Through Their Eyes: Hear the Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
Hear from the voices of the women and men who marched to Washington for racial equality in 1963.
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Fort Worth's Stock Show and Rodeo Celebrates Annual Cowboys of Color Event
The Fort Worth Stock Show And Rodeo celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with the annual Cowboys of Color event. Monday night’s showcase featured more than 200 cowboys of Latino, Native American and African American backgrounds. Alicia Barrera reports from Dickies Arena.
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What's in a Name? At DC Premiere, Documentary Tackles Reclaiming MLK Boulevards
Amber Payne, a journalist and the film’s co-director, spoke with News4 moments before the film’s premiere in D.C.
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Fort Worth Holds Parade Honoring Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The cities of Fort Worth and Dallas are just two of the cities in North Texas who honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday with a parade.
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Crowds Line MLK Boulevard in Dallas for MLK Jr. Day Parade
Spectators gathered along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Dallas to watch the parade on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Crowds Gather in Dallas for Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday was marked in Dallas with the annual parade down the street bearing his name.
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Volunteers Observe Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday by Cleaning Historic Black Cemetery
Residents from across North Texas honored Martin Luther King’s words of service by cleaning a historic black cemetery in Lewisville on Monday.
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On King's Holiday, Daughter Calls for Bold Action Over Words
America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday. The Rev. Bernice King, who leads The King Center in Atlanta, said leaders, especially politicians, too often cheapen her father’s legacy into a “comfortable...
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North Texans Celebrate MLK Day With Parades in Fort Worth, Dallas
Martin Luther King, Jr. is remembered with parades across North Texas.
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MLK Day Events Take Place Across North Texas
100,000-plus people are expected to watch the return of the MLK Parade in Dallas.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrations Continue Across North Texas
MLK Day celebrations, including parades and festivals, will occur in North Texas today.
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Biden: Americans Should ‘Pay Attention' to MLK's Legacy
President Joe Biden has made a historical pilgrimage to what he calls “America’s freedom church” to mark Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
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The Hidden History of Racism Unveiled at Dallas Fair Park
The sometimes hidden history of racism was unveiled for all to see with an exhibit called “Fair Park Uprooted” in the Music Hall lobby Thursday.
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Exhibit at Fair Park Music Hall Details History of Discrimination
A new exhibit “South Dallas Stories: Fair Park Uprooted” unveiled at Fair Park’s Music Hall details the problematic history of Fair Park and South Dallas.
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Julia Roberts Says Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Paid the Hospital Bill for Her Birth
The actor’s parents — Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts — became good friends with the civil rights leaders in the 1960s.
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Would MLK Be Be Happy With America in 2022? He'd Be Disappointed, Daughter Says
In the book “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” Martin Luther King Jr. called for “a revolution of values” that would help heal American society. In 2022, he would be disappointed that “we didn’t heed his message,” says his daughter Bernice King, a minister and attorney. King joined LX News to talk more about the direction the...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Advocated for Guaranteed Income. Now Experiments Are Taking Place in His Hometown and Other Cities Around the Country
A new program plans to give Black women in Georgia up to $850 in guaranteed income per month. Similar experiments are also taking place across the country.
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How an MLK Scholar Applies King's Philosophy in 2022
Lerone Martin has studied pretty much all there is to study, and read almost all there is to read, about the late Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin said the U.S. is still dealing with issues today that King spoke about more than 50 years ago. “He was always committed to making sure we end the plagues that he called the...
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On MLK Day, National Leaders Acknowledge Unmet Needs for Racial Equality
Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said Monday.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Family Is Marching for Voting Rights: Here's Why It's a Civil Rights Issue
The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is honoring him on Monday by leading a voting rights march in Washington D.C. Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey makes the case that voting rights is this generation’s civil rights issue.