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On His Birthday, Watch MLK's  'Black is Beautiful' Speech

On His Birthday, Watch MLK’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ Speech

by Jorge Rivas on January 15 2013, 1:53PM

MLK said freedom and self-respect are never given, but must be unapologetically taken.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Obama to Use Lincoln's and Martin Luther King's Bibles for Swearing-in

Obama to Use Lincoln’s and Martin Luther King’s Bibles for Swearing-in

by Jorge Rivas on January 11 2013, 4:00PM

Though there is no constitutional requirement for the use of a Bible during the swearing-in, Presidents have traditionally used Bibles for the ceremony.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Second Grader Removed From School for Honoring MLK with Blackface

Second Grader Removed From School for Honoring MLK with Blackface

by Jorge Rivas on May 21 2012, 11:28AM

A Colorado Springs second grader showed up to school in blackface.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

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