Martin Luther King Jr.
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History: Martin Luther King Jr. leads 60,000 at Chicago Freedom Movement rally
On July 10, 1966, an estimated 60,000 people filled Chicago’s Soldier Field for the largest northern civil rights rally of…
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Community
Trump to honor Black heroes with statues in National Garden
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced plans to honor three Black sports icons — NBA…
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South Los Angeles
South L.A. hospital receives state funding to stave off closure
Dr. Elaine Batchlor, chief executive officer of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, speaks at a press conference last month…
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Compton
Statue of Kenneth Hahn, MLK unveiled at church
Wave Wire Services COMPTON — A statue was unveiled March 27 at a local church, commemorating a special moment in…
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