US EditionThe Current US Political Climate Is Spurring a ‘Reclaim’ and Rallying on the MLK Holiday
The NAACP and activists call for MLK Day to focus on safety, education, and resistance amid federal policy rollbacks and increased fears in communities of color, organizers said.
- Trump's executive orders have accelerated a rollback of civil rights and racial justice initiatives, leading to fears of regression from social progress.
- People are urged to stand up against violence and oppression, reclaiming Martin Luther King Jr.'s radical legacy of fighting for freedom.
- Some events commemorating MLK Day have been canceled due to budget constraints, political pressures, and safety concerns related to increased policing and immigration enforcement.
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Tense political climate spurs efforts for activists to reclaim the MLK holiday
In the year since Donald Trump’s second inauguration fell on the MLK holiday, the Republican president has gone after diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and targeted mostly Black-led cities for federal law enforcement takeovers.
Current U.S. political climate spurring a 'reclaim' and rallying on MLK holiday
As communities across the country prepare Monday to host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of when the federal government officially began observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the current political climate has left some feeling more…
The current US political climate is spurring a ‘reclaim’ and rallying on the MLK holiday
As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy.
Remembering The Reason For This Holiday
On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what would be his final speech at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. He would be killed by an assassin's bullet the following day. King was in Tennessee to support sanitation workers who were demanding better wages and working conditions. King had not initially planned to deliver his speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” but he changed his mind after seeing the audience that had gathered. “A…
The current US political climate is spurring a 'reclaim' and
As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day , the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy. In the year since Donald Trump’s second inauguration fell on King Day, the Republican president has gone scorched earth against diversity, equity and in…
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