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Arizona Backlash

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Mar 3, 2014 Dig deeper

MLK Hiring

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Jan 21, 2014 Dig deeper

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Jan 20, 2014 Dig deeper

Gov’t Used Surveillance of MLK in Bid to Destroy Him: Now They Want Us to Just Trust Them

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 20, 2014 Among the ironies of Barack Obama trying to sell us the gargantuan NSA domestic spying program is that such techniques of telephone surveillance were used against the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in an attempt to destroy him and stop the civil rights movement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

MLK Remembered

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Jan 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2013 "Democracy Now!" featured a lengthy tribute to the civil rights icon in a 2012 broadcast, including footage of several inspiring moments such as his “Beyond Vietnam” speech, delivered at New York City’s Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, a year before his death, and his last speech, from April 3, 1968.Footage includes several inspiring moments such as his “Beyond Vietnam” speech, delivered at New York City’s Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, a year before his death, and his last speech, from April 3, 1968. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now!’: Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 To commemorate MLK Day, Monday's edition of "Democracy Now!" featured a lengthy tribute to the civil rights icon, including footage of several inspiring moments such as his “Beyond Vietnam” speech, delivered at New York City’s Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, a year before his death, and his last speech, from April 3, 1968. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MLK Dream Update

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Jan 16, 2012 Dig deeper

Current Issues Figure Into MLK Day Events

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2010 Americans looking to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a way that honored his legacy of activism and service got to work on Monday, whether by focusing on their local communities' needs or going global to help the Haiti earthquake relief effort and other current causes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )