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Exploring the gulf between Martin Luther King Jr. and Donald Trump in divided nation
As the president wages a war on DEI and threatens to roll back other civil rights efforts, the King family is continuing the ...
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Martin Luther King III on Trump's inauguration, MLK Day, and the need for a return of civility
Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same ... CBS News the morning of President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration, touching ...
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Column: Martin Luther King Jr.'s son has a message for Donald Trump – and for America
In August as he ran for president a third time, Donald Trump compared his crowd ... inaugurated on Monday, the same day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. King was a champion for civil and ...
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Trump's inauguration falls on MLK Day. That overlap is pretty rare
which is both Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration is just the third time a president will take the oath of office on the day ...
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Bernice King on MLK Day coinciding with Trump inauguration: 'It reminds us of King's spirit'
The coincidence that Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on the same Monday as Donald Trump’s inauguration isn’t a cause for concern, according to Bernice King, the late civil rights icon’s ...
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If Martin Luther King Jr. were alive, how would he have approached the Trump era?
Unlike the many people who are upset that Donald Trump is being inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I see it as a good thing. First, it calls even more attention to the day and its ...
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Trump pledges to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘dream come true’
On Monday, President Donald Trump invoked the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol. The occasion coincided with Martin Luther King Day, a federal ...
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I Have A Nightmare—Martin Luther King Jr. Is Rolling Over In His Grave On Trump’s 2nd Inauguration Day [Op-Ed]
Then there’s Trump—a self-serving ... So, I cannot help but wonder if Dr. King’s soul was able to rest easy last night. The road to Martin Luther King Jr. Day becoming a federal holiday ...
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As Trump is inaugurated, MLK Jr.’s question ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ rules the day
It is a cruel irony that the nation will commemorate the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. on the day a man is sworn in as president who swears he'll roll back diversity efforts. That Donald Trump ...
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Bernice King explains why she’s ‘glad’ Trump’s inauguration is on Martin Luther King Day
When Donald Trump is sworn in as ... on the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s Democratic opponent in the 2024 ...
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Trump inauguration and MLK Day: How social justice activists plan to remember the civil rights icon this year
To some Long Island social justice and civil rights advocates, having Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday take place the same day as Donald Trump's inauguration is a vivid ...