Activists pushed male leaders to allow women to speak at the 1963 March on Washington.
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60 years after ‘I have a dream,’ where do MLK’s hopes for Black homeownership stand?
Sixty years after MLK Jr. delivered his most iconic speech, one of the biggest roadblocks to building wealth for Black Americans is still in place.
Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech turns 60 as fresh civil rights battles emerge
Sixty years after the March on Washington, similar issues are at stake for activists seeking racial and economic justice. How the movements compare.
‘Tell ’em about the dream, Martin!’: Memories from the crowd at MLK’s March on Washington
People who attended the March on Washington said the event changed their lives. Here’s what they remember.
Wildfire rages in Turkey forcing evacuations
Efforts to contain a wildfire in Turkey’s northwestern Canakkale province continue on Wednesday, as several villages are evacuated. (August 23)
MLK’s ‘Dream’ speech at 60
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his most iconic speech on Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C. How close are we to the dream 60 years later?
Racing to save a New Jersey house where a Revolutionary War patriot was murdered
Preservationists are working to save the Middletown, NJ, home were Joseph Murray was murdered by British loyalists. It’s time to start thinking about 2026.
In shooting over store’s Pride flag, predictions of violence again become reality
Authorities identified gunman in Laura Ann Carleton’s shooting as Travis Ikeguchi. Posts under his name envisioned an LGBTQ “war” on family values.
Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status. What to know.
Flu. Covid. RSV. When and how to get vaccinated against them can be confusing. Here are some of the most important things to know.
Angola’s death row is haunted by its past and purpose. It shouldn’t be housing kids.
Gov. John Bel Edwards, remove teens from the Louisiana State Penitentiary’s old death row. Give them a chance to thrive, writes Sister Helen Prejean.