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Martin Luther King statue causes uproar - and furious relative says it resembles sex act

A headless $10m (£8.1m) statue in memory of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King has caused controversy - with one family member saying it looks like 'hands hugging a beefy penis'

Daily Mirror

MLK holiday to feature tributes, commitments to race agenda

Annual tributes and commemorations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., which begin nationwide on Friday, typically include a mix of politics, faith and community service

The Independent UK

The work of Dr. King is still not done

Dr. King would urge President Biden to push hard to overcome those who stand in the way of democracy reform and of economic decency. Yet he also understood that citizen movements are essential. It was Selma that moved the Voting Rights Act in Washington.

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Controversial members of congress criticised for ‘tone deaf’ MLK Day tweets

Controversial members of Congress received backlash after people on Twitter called them out for their “tone deaf” tributes to civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. while blocking legislation that would increase voting rights.

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Martin Luther King's family joins call for US voting reform

Washington (AFP) - Members of Martin Luther King Jr's family joined marchers Monday in Washington urging Congress to pass voting rights reform as the United States marked the holiday commemorating the slain civil rights leader.

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Martin Luther King’s son and Democrats hit out at senators blocking voting rights bill: ‘History will not remember them kindly’

The Senate is poised to take up Democratic-backed voting rights legislation this week, but two Democrats are standing in the way of rule changes that would allow it to pass

The Independent UK

Voting rights take center stage at annual MLK memorial service

ATLANTA — Vice President Kamala Harris, Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator and the youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each made passionate calls on Monday for passage of new federal voting rights laws at the annual remembrance for the slain civil rights leader, warning democracy hangs…

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Biden and Trump’s messages on MLK Day couldn’t be any more different

January 17 is the day that many Americans observe and honour civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr for his accomplishments and willpower in making the nation a more unified place.

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King family urges holiday celebrants to act on voting laws

ATLANTA — When President Joe Biden arrived in Atlanta last Tuesday for a major address on voting rights, his first stop was Auburn Avenue, where he met with the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Harris warns voting rights ‘under assault’ as family and activists honor MLK

Martin Luther King’s family and civil rights advocates urged lawmakers to ‘protect our voting rights or be an enabler of voter suppression’

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