NewsNewsDr. Bernice King Claps Back at Sen. Ted Cruz After He Tweets: Dr. King Would Be "Ashamed" of the NAACPThe NAACP has growing concern for minorities in Florida under Gov. DeSantis' legislationByAmira CastillaPublishedMay 23, 2023Comments (26)
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CultureBusinessCultureBusinessTalk About Tone-Deaf, CEO Quotes MLK in Email Announcing LayoffsA tech company CEO is apologizing for using the civil rights leader's words in a company-wide emailByAngela JohnsonPublishedFebruary 1, 2023
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PoliticsPoliticsJoe Biden Is Upset Republicans Won't Support Police ReformThe president made a speech in which he critiqued the GOP for not moving forward with policy changes.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 18, 2023Comments (3)
PoliticsPoliticsNot Again! President Biden Forgets Name of MLK's Jr's Daughter-In-Law During SpeechFor Biden's latest faux pas, he tried to sing "Happy Birthday" to her but to no avail.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 17, 2023Comments (7)
CultureCultureNew MLK Sculpture Criticized By Some Who Think It's Nasty"The Embrace" was inspired by a photo of Dr. King hugging his wife, Coretta. But not everyone is seeing it that way.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJanuary 17, 2023Comments (37)
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PoliticsPoliticsCori Bush Says Republicans Are Using Black Speaker Candidate As A 'Prop.' In Other News, Water Is Wet.Even though Byron Donalds is Black, Bush says he's merely a tool for upholding white supremacy.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 5, 2023Comments (12)
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NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsMorehouse to be the First College to Offer Classes in the Metaverse“The future looks a lot like young people being able to come together from countries all over the world in one…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedNovember 14, 2022Comments (2)