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Best Free Martin Luther King Jr. Lessons and Activities

These free lessons and activities provide a wide range of approaches to teaching about Martin Luther King Jr.

Tech&Learning · Jan 5, 2024

Al Sharpton says ousted Harvard chief was ‘scapegoat’ in fight against diversity

Civil rights leader hosts protest outside office of alumnus who spearheaded campaign to remove Claudine Gay and criticized DEI

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2024

Corporate America’s Big Lie: What’s Good for Us Is Good for the Country

After decades of shaping the nation’s narrative, corporate America has now weaponized its playbook in a more aggressive way, the authors of Corporate Bullsh*t warn.

Capital & Main · Jan 2, 2024

Theatre chain AMC apologizes after civil rights leader says he was kicked out of screening

The Rev William Barber says he was trying to use his own chair in the disabled section for a screening of The Color Purple

The Guardian - US · Dec 28, 2023

Civil rights leader kicked out of theater over disability accommodation

Reverend Barber's encounter with AMC Theater in Greenville, NC highlights a lack of respect for his special needs. AMC apologizes and vows policy review.

Top News · Dec 28, 2023

Tom Smothers of sibling comedy duo the Smothers Brothers dies at age 86

Tom and brother Dick’s groundbreaking CBS show was pulled when they took a stance against Vietnam war and for civil rights

The Guardian - US · Dec 27, 2023

Photographer Cecil Williams' vision gives South Carolina its only civil rights museum

Cecil Williams spent decades photographing South Carolina's civil rights history

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023

2023 was a year of big anniversaries

In 2023, we marked 20 years since the Iraq War, 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, and 60 years since the JFK assassination. Here's a roundup of historical events we wrote about over the past year.

WEKU · Dec 23, 2023

Trump's Promise to 'Indemnify' Cops 'Against Any and All Liability' Is Absurd for 2 Reasons

Police officers already are routinely indemnified, and suing them for abuse is much harder than Trump claims.

Reason · Dec 22, 2023

White couple accused of stalking and yelling racial slurs at Black neighbours

Worden Butler, 28, and Alexis Hartnett, 27, under federal civil rights probe after allegedly burning cross in their backyard at Thanksgiving

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023