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Ferguson and St. Louis demonstrators reclaim the memory of Dr. King

January 20, 2015 By Al Neal

Demonstrators carrying signs that read "Black Lives Matter" and wearing "Justice for Mike Brown" t-shirts gathered at the Old Courthouse downtown Monday morning.

Fifty years later it’s not too late for Dr. King’s dream

January 16, 2015 By William Spriggs

Dr. King wrote with an optimism that a nation that could produce such wealth could do better; he understood what many do not.

“From Spring to Summer”: A movie you might have missed

January 16, 2015 By Joseph Zimmermann

The Korean people suffered mightily under the cruel occupation of imperialist Japan. That sad reality is brought to life in this well constructed war picture.

“Selma” will inspire you

January 16, 2015 By Frank Chapman

A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery.

AFL-CIO opens Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta

January 15, 2015 By Mike Hall

Today kicks off the AFL-CIO's 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta.