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Andrew Yang Only Knows Two Jay-Z Songs and Other Revelations From His Awkward Interview With Ziwe

Though it could have been a lot worse, it was still hard at times to watch former Democratic presidential nominee…

Ashley Reese

5/24/21 11:45AM

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Ryan Zinke Thinks Robert E. Lee Is Really a Lot Like Martin Luther King Jr.

Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke is a man heavy with contradictions and light of knowledge. He is charged…

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Donald 'I Am Not a Racist' Trump Ditches MLK Day Event for Golf

Just days after calling Haiti and all of Africa “shithole countries” and saying he doesn’t want people from there in…

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Jeff Sessions Parallels Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns to the Work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

This week, Jeff Sessions gave a closed-door speech to the Alliance Defending Freedom, a pro-life anti-LGBTQ…

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Martin Luther King III Calls His Meeting With Donald Trump 'Constructive'

Today, President-elect Donald Trump met Martin Luther King III—one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s sons—at Trump Tower.…

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Rob Schneider Generously Educates Rep. John Lewis On Martin Luther King Jr.

How often do you think about Rob Schneider? I must admit, I had forgotten that he was a creature currently…

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Donald Trump's Press Secretary Announced Trump Will Meet With Martin Luther King III Today

After attacking civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis on Twitter on MLK weekend, Donald Trump is supposed to meet with…

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Celebrate Black History Month With Rare Photos of Lena Horne and Martin Luther King Jr.

February 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, when black culture gets a celebratory spotlight for 28…

Hillary Crosley Coker

2/01/16 12:00PM

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1/19/16

Is It Too Late to Say Sorry? Zac Efron Would Like to Know

Zac Efron, former High School Musical heartthrob and star of the upcoming Dirty Grandpa, was thankful for two things…

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Here's Lin-Manuel Miranda Reading MLK's 'Beyond Vietnam' Speech in the Church Where King Gave It

In New York City on Monday afternoon, a staggering lineup of performers gathered at Riverside Church in Morningside…

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You Only Get One Shot at Life, So Definitely Tweet About How MLK Would Say 'All Lives Matter'

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. day! This is a wonderful occasion to reflect on the subversive legacy of a man who…

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Rosa Parks Was More Than Just an 'Old Lady' Who Began the Montgomery Bus Boycott

December 1 marks the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ radical move of refusing to move from her seat on an Alabama…

Hillary Crosley Coker

12/01/15 5:00PM

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2/7/15

MLK's Mother Was Also Assassinated #BlackHistoryYouDidntLearnInSchool

Alberta Williams King (left) was assassinated just 6 years after her son Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down in…

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Woman Who Tried to Murder MLK Now Lives in a Nursing Home in Queens

In September 1958, nearly a decade before James Earl Ray fatally shot Martin Luther King, Jr, a woman named Izola…

Hillary Crosley Coker

1/19/15 12:15PM

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1/17/15

Oprah to Do the Damn Thing and March in Selma on Sunday

Lot's of people are taking Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as an opportunity to hit the slopes or save 60% off on…

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O'Reilly: Maybe Blacks Should Wear 'Don't Get Pregnant At 14' Shirts

Bill O'Reilly remains a fool on a soap box and this time he decided to throw respectability politics, racist…

Hillary Crosley Coker

12/18/14 10:30AM

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8/28/13

Bethenny Frankel and Others Have a Dream

In today's Tweet Beat, people said some things about having dreams that were not exactly what Martin Luther King Jr.…

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How Not to Talk About MLK on This Historic Day (Or Ever, Really)

Today is the 50^th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Dr. King was a lion among…

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Happy MLK Day: Your Friendly Reminder Martin Luther King Loved Planned Parenthood and Birth Control

The right loves to try to co-opt Martin Luther King Jr. and portray Planned Parenthood as racist. But an…

Katie Halper

1/21/13 11:40AM

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Andrew Yang Only Knows Two Jay-Z Songs and Other Revelations From His Awkward Interview With Ziwe

Ryan Zinke Thinks Robert E. Lee Is Really a Lot Like Martin Luther King Jr.

Donald 'I Am Not a Racist' Trump Ditches MLK Day Event for Golf

Jeff Sessions Parallels Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns to the Work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King III Calls His Meeting With Donald Trump 'Constructive'

Rob Schneider Generously Educates Rep. John Lewis On Martin Luther King Jr.

Donald Trump's Press Secretary Announced Trump Will Meet With Martin Luther King III Today

Celebrate Black History Month With Rare Photos of Lena Horne and Martin Luther King Jr.

Is It Too Late to Say Sorry? Zac Efron Would Like to Know

Here's Lin-Manuel Miranda Reading MLK's 'Beyond Vietnam' Speech in the Church Where King Gave It

You Only Get One Shot at Life, So Definitely Tweet About How MLK Would Say 'All Lives Matter'

Rosa Parks Was More Than Just an 'Old Lady' Who Began the Montgomery Bus Boycott

MLK's Mother Was Also Assassinated #BlackHistoryYouDidntLearnInSchool

Woman Who Tried to Murder MLK Now Lives in a Nursing Home in Queens

Oprah to Do the Damn Thing and March in Selma on Sunday

O'Reilly: Maybe Blacks Should Wear 'Don't Get Pregnant At 14' Shirts

Bethenny Frankel and Others Have a Dream

How Not to Talk About MLK on This Historic Day (Or Ever, Really)

Happy MLK Day: Your Friendly Reminder Martin Luther King Loved Planned Parenthood and Birth Control