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Quote of the day by Martin Luther King Jr. : 'We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the...' - motivational life lessons by American civil rights activist explains why unity matters more than our differences

Quote of the day by Martin Luther King Jr: Martin Luther King Jr. emphasized shared human challenges and collective effort. He believed unity fosters progress and peace more than division. King, a civil rights leader, advocated for equality and justice through nonviolent protest. His legacy continues to inspire movements for…

The Economic Times · Jul 9

From mom-and-pops to Goldman Sachs, Jesse Jackson’s vision for American business sparked a revolution

The civil rights leader, whose dealmaking skills pushed Wall Street to invest in minority-owned businesses, died on Tuesday.

Fortune · Feb 19

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dead

Jackson led a rainbow coalition of Americans through decades of protest and progress

Salon · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84

A trailblazing figure in the civil rights movement and Democratic politics, Jackson championed the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

Would Releasing the Martin Luther King Files Help Curb the Surveillance State?

The FBI spied on the civil rights leader for years. Would releasing its surveillance files just be a further violation of King's privacy, or would it make future abuses less likely?

Reason · Jun 11, 2025

Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. — files that the civil rights leader’s relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

‘Martin Luther King told me I wouldn’t see 50’: the long, momentous life of Clarence B Jones

Jones was 29 when he went to work for the civil rights leader. As King’s friend, adviser and speechwriter, he was at the heart of the attempt to reform the US. Six decades on, he remembers their battles and their triumphs

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023

March on Washington: the day MLK – and Dylan and Baez – made hope and history rhyme

Sixty years ago, at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King changed America. But there was more to the day than just his ‘I have a dream’ speech. There was music too

The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2023

The FBI monitored Aretha Franklin's role in the civil rights movement for years

The agency surveilled Franklin and those around her to gauge how deeply she was involved in organizations tied to Communism, the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.

WEKU · Sep 12, 2022

The FBI Closely Tracked Aretha Franklin's Appearances at Civil Rights Events

The FBI used a network of snitches to spy on entertainers and activists, and the Queen of Soul was no exception.

Reason · Sep 9, 2022