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Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died of cancer at 62

The third of four King children, the 62-year-old died from prostate cancer at his home in Malibu, Calif., according to the King Center, where he served as chairman.

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Civil rights: Thousands converge in Washington to mark 60th anniversary

In the United States, the 28 August marks the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington DC in favour of civil rights. Thousands gathered Saturday on the National Mall with a message that there's still a long way to go in a country that remains riven…

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Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation's capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles.

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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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When Julia Roberts was born, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King paid the bill

Today in random celebrity facts, we learn who paid the hospital bill for Julia Roberts’ parents when she was born in 1967.

Los Angeles Times

‘Whenever it’s darkest, look to the stars’: Martin Luther King III keeps the pressure on for voting rights

In an interview with the Guardian, the civil rights leader and his daughter talk about digging in and fighting on

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