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[Opinion] Black Folks Have Been Calling for A Boycott and It's Happening on February 28th. Here's The Tea
There is a call for anyone who is upset about corporations bowing to the whims of the president to boycott them on February ...
Those who tell me to be more like MLK expose their own ignorance of his legacy | Opinion
Many of the people who advise me to emulate King oppose diversity, equity and inclusion — the principles King championed and ...
Fred Shuttlesworth, "The most courageous civil rights fighter in the South"
In Alabama, many have come through the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, but have you ever stopped to ask, why is it named Shuttlesworth?Well, the ...
Where 20 Black Civil Rights Leaders Went to College
Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...
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Hong Kong protests: From Gandhi to Martin Luther King, Jr, the history behind civil disobedience and what it means for HK
as shown when Martin Luther King Jr spoke of Gandhi as the guiding light of their technique of social change. King was one of the leaders of the famous Montgomery bus boycott (1955-1956).
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“Tell Them About the Dream”: How Gospel Singer Mahalia Jackson Inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to Speak From the Heart
Martin Luther King Jr. leans forward in his seat ... his work there by singing and inspiring civil rights activists during the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott. She shared his vision for breaking down ...
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Beaten, bombed, behind bars: Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth's fight for civil rights
"He created the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in 1956, which coordinated boycotts and sponsored lawsuits to ... often seen besides Martin Luther King Jr. Born in 1922 in Mount Meigs, ...
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What’s open, closed on MLK Day and Inauguration Day
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) NEW YORK — Monday, Jan. 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
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What’s open, closed on MLK Day and Inauguration Day
NEW YORK — Monday, Jan. 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, though the majority ...
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The Weeknd breaks his Grammys boycott with surprise performance
The Weeknd announced his boycott in 2021 after he was shut out of that year's awards, citing the complicated way nominees were determined at the time and accusing the Recording Academy of a lack ...
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Heard on the Street: Boycotts, Not Tariffs, Are the Real Risk for Clothing Brands
Global brands such as Nike and Coach should be able to handle America’s new import tariffs on China—assuming those charges come into effect. The bigger risk is what Chinese consumers might do ...
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Skip Bayless boycotts Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl 2025 halftime show over Lil’ Wayne snub: ‘So wrong’
It seems like someone wasn’t too thrilled about Sunday’s halftime performance. Just minutes before Kendrick Lamar took the stage in New Orleans for the Super Bowl 2025 halftime show, infamous ...