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Martin Luther King

View of demonstrators outside the Hotel Claridge where, in the wake of the assassination of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, stalled talks between the striking sanitation union and city officials were resumed, Memphis, Tennessee, April 6, 1968. (Photo by Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)

MLK, the 2012 campaign and the American dream

Lee A. Saunders
OPINION - Dr. King was a longtime champion of the labor movement, and he died in 1968 while marching with sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn., all members of AFSCME Local 1733...
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1 year after bomb attempt: MLK parade marches on

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - White supremacist Kevin Harpham planted a bomb along the route of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade here last year, hoping to strike a lethal blow against the unity and multiculturalism represented by the march...
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WATCH: The lighter side of MLK on 'The Tonight Show'

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VIDEO - Most everyone knows the story of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but few who didn't know him personally, got to see his less serious side...
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Death of Florida A&M drum major ruled a homicide

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The state medical examiner's office has ruled that the death of a Florida A&M University drum major last month was a homicide after concluding that the student was severely beaten in a hazing incident and died within an hour...
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Ex-cons face unique challenges in job market

Shartia Brantley
theGRIO REPORT - The weak job market presents challenges for all job seekers, but even greater challenges for one group: ex-offenders....
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Paris Jackson's first film may not be a 'Thriller'

Michael Arceneaux
OPINION - No offense to Christen and Sobisky's joy to the jellyfish flick, but it's easy to understand that point of view. No one would be talking about this movie if not for Paris' involvement...
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Memorial to King honors entire 'movement'

Blair L.M. Kelley
OPINION - At the helm of the civil rights movement, King called into question what citizenship meant if it was not extended on an equal basis to all Americans...
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Hurricane Irene could delay MLK dedication

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WASHINGTON = Park Service spokesman Bill Line told News4 that the Park Service "is closely monitoring" the weather and has had meetings on possible contingency plans...
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Trial for MLK bomb changed to avoid unveiling

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A federal judge changed defendant Kevin Harpham's trial date in the domestic terrorism case on Friday...
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Bomb at King memorial parade sophisticated

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SPOKANE, Washington (AP) - Three city employees spotted the suspicious backpack about an hour before the parade was to start Monday...
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