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Civil rights leaders won’t let Trump inauguration overshadow Dr. King’s true dream of racial justice

As Donald Trump takes the oath of office and is sworn in for a second time as president of the United States, the nation is also observing the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s contributions to the nation and the world. The civil rights leader transformed America’s consciousness and was an architect of a movement that dismantled U.S. laws sanctioning racial segregation and oppression.  On MLK Day, civil rights leaders are reflecting on the day’s ironic juxtaposition […]

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We must resurrect the true ideals of Dr. King this MLK Day as we inaugurate a new president

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On his last full day in office, President Joe Biden spoke at a South Carolina Black church about his vision for a just society one day before the federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I first got involved in public life because of the Civil Rights Movement,” Biden said at the Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston. […]

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