Associated PressJanuary 15, 2023
10min0
‘The battle for the soul of this nation is perennial. It’s a constant struggle ... between hope and fear, kindness and cruelty, justice and injustice.’
Tag: MLK
Associated PressJanuary 15, 2023Associated PressJanuary 15, 2023
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The task of bolstering voting rights protections, a central campaign pledge, is even steeper now with Republicans controlling the House.
Associated PressJuly 3, 2022
14min0
This July Fourth, some activists wonder if the phrase still has any meaning.
Kelly HayesJanuary 15, 2022
3min0
State Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby is hosting a handful of events throughout the extended-weekend in celebration of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King. Rayner-Goolsby, who is running for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, will kick off the weekend Saturday at 10 a.m. for a campaign canvassing event, “Canvas for Michele for Florida.” On Monday, Rayner-Goolsby will […]
Kelly HayesJanuary 18, 2021
5min875
The typically crowded parade was shifted online to protect against COVID-19.
Kelly HayesJanuary 18, 2021
3min700
The video juxtaposes Civil Rights movements of the past with present day racial divides.
Ryan NicolJanuary 21, 2019
5min569
The civil rights leader would have turned 90 this year.
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2017
3min418
There were rumblings last week that some civil rights leaders in Jacksonville were unhappy with the yearly Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast. This week, there is written confirmation. A letter in the mailbox of Mayor Lenny Curry from Jacksonville NAACP President Isaiah Rumlin let it be known that while the NAACP, the SCLC, and the Urban League […]
Larry GriffinJanuary 16, 2017
2min295
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto will be skipping the inauguration of incoming president Donald Trump after hearing the comments Trump made recently about civil rights activist John Lewis. “I am deeply disappointed with Trump’s attacks against civil rights hero John Lewis and will not be attending the inauguration as a result,” Soto said in a statement […]
Guest AuthorMay 31, 2016
8min369
Certain indelible moments remain fixed in our collective memory. Moments that transform history and us. “Where were you when” … moments. Moments like when JFK, MLK and RFK died. Or when Neil Armstrong took one small step. Or this spring when two men vying for America’s highest office sank low debating their … nether regions. […]