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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 'focused on not passing out' meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. at 17
The NBA legend writes about the importance of protest for social justice in new book, "We All Want to Change the World." ...
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National Action Network To Commemorate Malcolm X’s 100 Birthday With Malcolm’s Family And Attorney Ben Crump
Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will welcome Attorney Ben Crump and relatives of ...
Martin Luther King III speaks at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center
The slain civil rights leader’s son addressed the audience and commented on President Trump’s second term during the annual ...
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Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols' death highlight the need for police reform
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted Wednesday in the beating death of Tyre ...
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Reverend Bolívar Flores Ascends as Official Voice of the Latin Community in NAN by Appointment of Reverend Al Sharpton
Reverend Al Sharpton appoints Reverend Bolívar Flores as NAN’s official Latino leader in New Jersey, reinforcing the network’s commitment to racial justice. JERSEY CITY, NJ, UNITED STATES ...
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What to know about the trial of an ex-officer charged in the killing of a Black motorist
The Rev. Al Sharpton, the civil rights leader who eulogized Lyoya at his 2022 funeral, noted then that Lyoya was killed on April 4, the anniversary of the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther ...
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What to know about the trial of an ex-Michigan officer charged in the killing of a Black motorist
The Rev. Al Sharpton, the civil rights leader who ... the anniversary of the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Lyoya, in searching for a better life, "ran into an America ...