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Stevie Wonder awarded Freedom of Newcastle as music icon hailed as 'an inspiration'

The American singer-songwriter has been given Newcastle's highest honour in recognition of his campaign to establish Martin Luther King Day in the USA

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Abandoned funeral home owned by Civil Rights Movement chief with creepy wigs left behind

The co-owner of the funeral home, who ran it during the tempestuous years of the US Civil Rights Movement, was Virgil Eugene Dimery Sr

Daily Mirror

Stevie Wonder set to be awarded Freedom of Newcastle as music legend hailed for Martin Luther King campaign

The Motown icon could join the likes of Sir Bobby Robson and Nelson Mandela in being awarded the city's highest civic honour by Newcastle City Council

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Historic 'Blue Plaque' for MLK unveiled: first in US by British Trust known for recognizing Black history

PHILADELPHIA — Unitarian Universalist clergy Hannah Capaldi and members of the First Unitarian Church at 21st & Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia always "knew" of the connection between their church and Martin Luther King Jr.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

How Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panthers changed the civil rights movement

Journalist Mark Whitaker says that much of what's happening in American race relations today traces back to 1966, the year the Black Panthers were formed. His new book is Saying It Loud.

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Tyre Nichols' mom, chief: Women on two sides of a tragedy

Tyre Nichols’ mother and Memphis police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis are two women caught on different sides of a tragedy

The Independent UK

Advocates: Black cops not exempt from anti-Black policing

The death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis stands apart from some other police killings because the young Black man was beaten by Black officers

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Commentary: The digital age is destroying the art of the letter

A “Collection of Chicago Postal History,” an assemblage of thousands of letters, will be auctioned in March by H.R. Harmer Fine Stamp Auctions of New York City.

Chicago Tribune

Tears and anger as US police beating victim Tyre Nichols laid to rest

Memphis (AFP) - Civil rights leaders, family and friends came together in a Memphis church Wednesday to bid farewell to Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old African American whose fatal beating by police shocked the nation -- and triggered urgent calls for reform.

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What time is Tyre Nichols’ funeral and who is attending?

Black FedEx driver who died from his injuries after being savagely beaten by police officers to be laid to rest in Memphis, Tennessee, with US vice president and civil rights leaders in attendance

The Independent UK

Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my colleagues cautioned me not to “fall in love.”

The Conversation

Former Apprentice star David Stevenson's ice cream firm 'no longer sustainable'

Cringeworthy entrepreneur David Stevenson, who once compared himself to Martin Luther King, was fired from TV's Apprentice and is now seeing his 'dream' ice cream business going under

Daily Mirror

‘More than just a hero or heretic’: the story of photographer and FBI informant Ernest Withers

A documentary details the complicated legacy left behind by a man who captured vital moments in Black history while also getting paid by the FBI to feed them intel

The Guardian - US

It's time to tear down the gender dam

My child has been safe from attack — so far. Others haven’t been so fortunate

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Editorial: Embracing ‘The Embrace’: US cities including New York need more, not less, adventurous public art

The hammers are out for a Boston public artwork honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy. Sure, “The Embrace” is untraditional. People are entitled to their opinions on this and any other sculpture. Art creates conversation, and public art, more so.

Los Angeles Times

Essay: Martin Luther King Jr. Day should make you uncomfortable

To become beloved, too often Black folks first have to die. And too often, even that isn’t enough.

Daily Mirror

Martin Luther King statue causes uproar - and furious relative says it resembles sex act

A headless $10m (£8.1m) statue in memory of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King has caused controversy - with one family member saying it looks like 'hands hugging a beefy penis'

The Independent UK

Artist who created ‘obscene’ $10m MLK embrace statue in Boston reacts to ‘trolls’

‘When you put art in the world, you can’t control what people see,’ Hank Willis Thomas says

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The Independent UK

‘Shame on you for quoting Dr King’: Lauren Boebert sparks outrage with MLK day post

‘Your party is literally seeking to ban the teaching of his speeches in public schools, Lauren’

Tribune News Service

Biden marks MLK Day with calls for economic and political equality at National Action Network

President Joe Biden called for racial justice and economic advancement at the National Action Network’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast in Washington, D.C.

Boston Herald

‘The Embrace’ Martin Luther King Jr. Boston memorial causes a stir

BOSTON — It’s a matter of perspective.

Chicago Sun-Times

We can create more jobs and also save the planet

In every state, county and community we must stand firm together against those who will work to undercut efforts to move away from fossil fuels and defend practices that destroy our wild places.

The Independent UK

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 Independent UK

Outrage and mockery erupt over ‘obscene’ $10m MLK statue erected in Boston

‘Ten million dollars were wasted to create a masturbatory metal homage to my legendary family members—one of the all-time greatest American families,’ Coretta Scott King’s cousin said

The Independent UK

Martin Luther King Jr Day 2023: Who was the civil rights leader and how is the holiday celebrated?

The civil rights activist died in 1968

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