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Unions Mark MLK's Death With National Protests

ATLANTA -- 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...

Legoland's Master Builders Aren't Toying Around

A career is nothing to toy around with -- unless, of course, it involves building Legos for a living. Believe it or not, a few lucky Lego lovers are able to make a living snapping together bricks in various shapes and sizes at one of the four Legoland amusement parks around the world. Artists like Gary McIntire and Ryan...

Nation Ponders King in Wake of Arizona Shootings

ATLANTA -- The federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. has taken on added meaning for most Americans this year, as they try to make sense of the violence in Arizona that left six people dead and a member of Congress fighting for her life. A state that once resisted the notion of a federal King holiday - and last...

Haley Barbour Doesn't Remember the Civil Rights Era as 'Being That Bad'

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's recollection of the civil rights era is making some headlines. "I just don't remember it as being that bad," Barbour told the Weekly Standard during an interview for a recent profile. "I remember Martin Luther King came to town, in '62. He spoke out at the old fairground and it was full of...

New Oval Office Rug Gets Quote Wrong

(Sept. 5) – When President Barack Obama ponders big policy decisions, he might find inspiration from some of his favorite quotations inscribed on a new rug in the Oval Office. The rug's perimeter is lined with sayings from Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and Teddy Roosevelt. It also has a quote that Obama has...

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Would King Have Evolved on Gay Rights?

President Obama's declaration of support for marriage equality has created an uproar in Christian communities across America, and nowhere more poignantly than in the Black Church where the President is largely admired, but which has traditionally been more socially conservative on issues of sexuality.

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Omid Safi: What Would Dr. King Say About Amendment One?

Today, citizens in the state of North Carolina are going to the polls to vote on Amendment One. In some ways, the controversial Amendment is superfluous, as same-sex marriage is already illegal in this state.

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05/30/12 Would King Have Evolved on Gay Rights? Source: The Huffington Post President Obama's declaration of support for marriage equality has created an uproar in Christian communities across America, and nowhere more poignantly than in the Black Church where the President is largely admired, but which has traditionally been more socially conservative on issues of sexuality.
05/29/12 King family did not march for same sex marriage Source: Tulsa Today - Tulsa OK The 21st century homosexual lobby likes to point to the professional relationship between my uncle Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bayard Rustin, his openly homosexual staffer who left the movement at the height of the campaign.
05/29/12 National political group commands O'Malley's time Source: The Bowie Blade-News - Bowie MD During the first three months of this year's legislative session, Gov. Martin O'Malley scheduled as much time for the Democratic Governors Association as for testifying on bills, meeting with legislators and courting Maryland's political leaders.
05/28/12 National political group commands O'Malley's time Source: Maryland Gazette - Glen Burnie MD During the first three months of this year's legislative session, Gov. Martin O'Malley scheduled as much time for the Democratic Governors Association as for testifying on bills, meeting with legislators and courting Maryland's political leaders.
05/17/12 Sean King leaves school after dressing in blackface... Source: Daily Mail - London - UK Student forced to leave school after putting on blackface to dress as Martin Luther King Jr for class project...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

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