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Unions Mark MLK's Death With National Protests
By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA -- The eldest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said Monday if his father had not been killed more than four decades ago, the civil rights icon would be fighting alongside workers rallying to protect collective bargaining rights. Martin Luther King III joined about 1,000 marchers in Atlanta and thousands more across the country to support workers' rights on the anniversary of his father's assassination. King was in Memphis, Tenn., supporting a black municipal sanitation workers strike April 4, 1968, when he was shot to death on a hotel balcony. Andy Manis, AP Union ...
Spokane MLK Day Bomb Suspect Tied to Hate Group
By not in system - AOL NewsSPOKANE, Wash. -- A man accused of leaving a sophisticated bomb along a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route in Spokane is known to an organization that tracks hate groups. Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center tells The Associated Press that Kevin Harpham was a member of the white supremacist National Alliance in 2004. But Potok says his organization doesn't know when he joined or if he has left the group. The 36-year-old Harpham is from the Colville area in northeastern Washington. He was arrested Wednesday and is expected to appear in federal court at 3:30 p.m. on charges of ...
Opinion: Don't Confine Black History to February
By not in system - AOL NewsAudre Lorde said, "If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive." It is this quote that always comes to mind when I think of my life as an American of African decent. I am quite sure that similar words were on the mind of historian Carter G. Woodson when he first implemented National Negro Week in February 1926. Eric L. Payne Bernice L McFadden is the author of several national best sellers. In my family, black history isn't a week, or a month. It's a continuous discussion. My grandparents owned a huge, tattered, ...
FBI Probes Racism Motive in Failed MLK Day Bombing
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsAuthorities say a potentially lethal bomb hidden in a backpack planted along a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., could have inflicted "multiple casualties," and the FBI is investigating whether the motive was racism. The bomb was defused at the scene before it could explode Monday, and no one was hurt. But it caused quite a stir about half an hour before the city's annual Unity March. The parade's 1,500 marchers had to be re-routed along a new path, and businesses in the area of the sidewalk bench where the backpack was found had to be evacuated. Lindsey ...
New Alabama Governor Says Non-Christians 'Not My Brother, Not My Sister'
By David Gibson - Politics DailyAlabama's new governor, Robert Bentley, told a Martin Luther King Day crowd that he plans to be a governor "of all the people," but then added that anybody "who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I'm telling you, you're not my brother and you're not my sister." Bentley's remarks came after he delivered a warm tribute to Dr. King at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, where the slain civil rights leader once served as pastor. "I was elected as a Republican candidate. But once I became governor...I became the governor of all the people. I intend to ...
Obamas Visit DC School for MLK Day [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsPresident Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama took part in a painting project at a school in Washington to celebrate the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. It was also Michelle Obama's birthday. ...
Martin Luther King's Peace Legacy Praised After Arizona Shootings
By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA -- The nation observed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday on Monday with thousands volunteering for service projects and more reflecting on his lessons of nonviolence and civility in the week following the shootings in Arizona. Six people were killed in Tucson and Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is fighting for her life. The violent outburst was a reminder to many gathered at King's former church in Atlanta that the Baptist preacher's message remained relevant nearly four decades after his own untimely death at the hands of an assassin. Attorney General Eric ...
No Way Dr. King Would Wear Air Jordans
By Terence Moore - AOL NewsThe Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a time of reflection for me. Not only have I been a lifelong admirer of the Drum Major for Justice, I was a deacon at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where I got to know many of his relatives, friends and associates. That's why I'm thinking about the essence of this day, which is to remind folks to engage in public service. That includes famous entertainers and professional athletes -- you know, whether they like it or not. As a result, the following was disturbing last week, but it also was predictable: according to a national survey taken by the combination ...
Maine Gov. Changes MLK Plans After Telling NAACP, 'Kiss My Butt'
By not in system - AOL NewsWATERVILLE, Maine -- Gov. Paul LePage changed his Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend plans and showed up at a breakfast honoring the slain civil rights leader Monday, days after he said critics of his decision to skip other events could "kiss my butt." He even joined some of the participants in an African dance. The Republican governor's appearance was organized in the days after he made the remark Friday, responding to a reporter's question about criticism he had received over his decision not to attend the state NAACP's annual King Day celebrations. He said at the time that he didn't ...
Obama Attends Church, Honors Martin Luther King Jr. (and Michelle's Birthday)
By David Gibson - Politics DailyPresident Obama took his family to church on Sunday, once an infrequent experience for a president who, like his recent predecessors, has come to prefer private prayer time or services at the presidential retreat at Camp David. But this time it was a service honoring Martin Luther King Jr. 25 years after his birthday became a federal holiday -- and it came on the eve of the first lady turning 47. Obama must also have realized he could benefit from more public churchgoing after a year in which a growing number of Americans believed he was a Muslim -- something White House advisers seem to ...
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