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The unlikely bond between Julia Roberts and Martin Luther King Jr

The civil rights activist and his wife paid the hospital bill for the birth of the actor because her parents couldn’t afford it

The Guardian - US

Martin Luther King Jr. paid the bill for Julia Roberts' birth. Here's the backstory

As fans marked Julia Roberts' birthday last week, they also uncovered a connection between her family and that of the civil rights icon. It all started when her parents opened an acting school.

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The radicalization of Kevin Kiley: A California politician’s strange journey from MLK to MAGA

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 2007, an idealistic 22-year-old Harvard student named Kevin Kiley wrote in his undergraduate thesis that “politicians are inclined to do the easy thing — cater to the worldviews of their constituents — rather than offer the more challenging task of self-examination.”

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Martin Luther King’s daughter hits back at Kari Lake for saying he would have been a Maga Republican

‘What you share here is false and dismissive of daddy’s seminal work and beliefs’

The Independent UK

Kari Lake condemned for claiming MLK would be ‘America first Republican’ today

Controversial candidate is favoured by GOP for her rebuttals of questions about election denialism

The Independent UK

Biden divides opinion as comments comparing deaths of MLK and George Floyd resurface

White House pushes voting rights legislation as president is criticized for 2020 campaign comments

The Independent UK

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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Is today MLK Day? How Martin Luther King Day began

The annual holiday honours the life of the celebrated civil rights activist

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