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A little-noticed anecdote that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) told Elle in October has gone viral, thanks to its fantastical premise that she was a civil rights champion even as a small child, and it is likely cribbed from a story recounted by Martin Luther King Jr.

“Coming to America 2” actress and “Supermarket Sweep” host Leslie Jones helped lead a fundraising event for Georgia Democrat candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, during which she seemed to suggest that the pair give her a kind of hope in the political process that’s reminiscent of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy.

Alveda King is outraged at comments by Georgia Democrat Senate candidate Raphael Warnock that she says appear intent on stoking anger and resentment.

Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote Sunday that abortion is “without a doubt the most significant civil rights issue of our time.”

Representatives of the U.S. Bishops’ conference (USCCB) have condemned the violent methods of Kenosha rioters and looters, insisting that racial justice can only be achieved peacefully.

Madison Cawthorn, who is running as a Republican to represent North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, took part in the third night of the Republican National Convention, where he shared his message for love of country, focusing on young, fresh leadership.

The late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) is being remembered by President Donald Trump the way he ought to be remembered — namely, for his heroic leadership in the civil rights movement. That is how he should be remembered — not for his recent politics.

The bishop of Lafayette, Indiana, has suspended a priest from public ministry for penning an essay saying that Black Lives Matter had betrayed the civil rights legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglas.

People who claim U.S. founders started a racist legacy that continues today will protest in D.C. on July 4.

Ex-NFL Star Herschel Walker blasted Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden for claiming that the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd had a greater impact on the world than the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is “missing the mark” by playing “the race card” in comparing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination to George Floyd’s death, Dr. Alveda King said Saturday during a Fox & Friends Weekend interview.

During a round table in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Joe Biden claimed the death of George Floyd was bigger than the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“It wasn’t racism that was in our DNA,” Pollak continued, contrary to what Black Lives Matter claimed. “It was freedom that was in our DNA.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox News apologized Saturday for how it displayed a chart correlating the stock market’s performance with the aftermath of the deaths of George Floyd, Martin Luther King Jr., and Michael Brown.

“The media would destroy black America if it would get rid of Donald Trump,” said Joel Pollak to Dennis Prager on Thursday.

Rep. Ilhan Omar said on Capitol Hill on Thursday that America’s “history is built on the oppression of black bodies.”

Andy Yang said that Martin Luther King, Jr. championed a guaranteed minimum income for Americans.

The University of Montana is facing criticism from leftists around the country after a white student won the university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day essay contest. According to the school, only white students participated in this year’s contest.

Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, hosted a lecture dedicated to helping “white people” rec0gnize the “nasty little racist inside them.” The event was hosted as part of a series of sessions in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The president pumped his fists and waved to cheering supporters as he arrived at the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington, DC.

President Donald Trump’s presidential reelection campaign released an ad featuring Martin Luther King Jr. on the national holiday.

Black unemployment is at record lows and the gap between white and black unemployment is narrower than ever.|

Evangelist Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK), says that, though “widespread conflict and mutual distrust abound, we still have a Dream.”

King: “We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom.”

Thousands of protesters took part in the annual Women’s March in D.C. on Saturday to criticize President Trump and his administration.

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), one of Congress’s most ardent supporters of impeachment, declared Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s phone call with the leader of Ukraine was “an affront” to civil rights icons such as Martin Luther King Jr.

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Sen. Lindsey Graham said top federal officials abused their power to try to take down Donald Trump.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Bernice King, criticized Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for citing her father when defending his embattled social media platform.

On Tuesday, LeBron James insisted that he does not want to be political about everything, but an old tweet saying just the opposite is now coming back to haunt the NBA star.

Candace Owens joined Turning Point USA’s 2019 Black Leadership Summit on Friday at the White House where she discussed black voters’ “blind allegiance” to the Democrat Party.

Former Vice President Joe Biden claimed to have committed his whole life to civil rights on Sunday during a speech at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.  

Rep. Ilhan Omar said on Thursday that the bill she and other lawmakers are introducing is the first step to a federal job guarantee.

Democrats “have to stir up fear, tears, [and] terror” by “saying that President Trump is a racist” said Dr. Alveda King.

Bruce LeVell would be a “fabulous senator,” said Alveda King, expressing hope for Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint him to replace Johnny Isakson.

Former Vice President Joe Biden stumbled over his words while addressing voters in Iowa earlier this week: “My long friend, time friend.”

Former Vice President Joe Biden lashed out at a teacher in the midst of his 1988 presidential run, attacking the man’s intelligence and comparing himself to Martin Luther King Jr. in the process.