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The President's Speech: Full Transcript
Remarks by the President at the “Let Freedom Ring” Ceremony Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington Lincoln Memorial Aug. 28, 20133:07 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: To the King family, who have sacrificed and inspired so much; to President Clinton; President Carter; Vice President Biden and Jill; fellow Americans. Five decades ago today,…
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Colo. Republican: Chicken Causes Blacks' Poor Health
Colorado Republican state Sen. Vicki Marble, during a task force discussion about poverty, referenced chicken as one of the reasons for health problems — including sickle-cell anemia, apparently — in the black community, the Denver Post reports. Marble also made a comment about how Mexicans ate healthier in their native country before immigrating to the United States,…
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South Carolina Restaurant Denies Service to Black Group
Michael Brown, a black South Carolinian, and two dozen of his family members and friends were asked to leave a Wild Wing Cafe in Charleston because a white customer complained that she felt threatened by the group, the Daily Mail reports. Unable to reach the family sports bar and restaurant’s corporate headquaraters to report the incident,…
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The March: Scholars Have Their Say
(The Root) — In the opening line of his “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. predicted that the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom would “go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history…
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March on Washington: What They Listened To
(The Root) — The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the months surrounding the historic March on Washington in August 1963. These pop jingles, R&B tunes and girl anthems boomed out of transistor radios and filled dance halls. They provided an impromptu soundtrack to a period fraught with much transition, protest and activism.…
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Join Us for 'Martin Moment' Chats on Google Plus
(The Root) — Starting this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at 3 p.m. EDT, The Root, in partnership with the NAACP and the Black Youth Project, will kick off the “Martin Moment” series on Google+. Against the backdrop of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington, and the reinvigorated discussion…
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March on Washington: What They Wore
(The Root) — The 1963 March on Washington attendees and supporters were a fly bunch. Here’s how they sartorially represented civil rights. RDA/Getty Images Playwright James Baldwin, center, and friends attend a pro-March on Washington event in Paris, August 1963. Baldwin also joined the marchers in Washington. Carl Iwasaki/Getty Images Members of the Carmel Presbyterian…
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Kid President Interviews and Kisses Beyoncé
Beyoncé asked Kid President to kiss her on the cheek after the 10-year-old YouTube sensation asked her a slew of questions about the United Nations’ World Humanitarian Day campaign, the Huffington Post reports. The day, which was observed on Monday, honors aid workers who have lost their lives helping others. “I think it is so important for…
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March on Washington: What Critics Will Say
(The Root) — “I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” That, of course, was Alabama Gov. George Wallace, who’d run on a platform opposing black voter registration, in a speech delivered in 1963 — the very same year as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This month, events commemorating the landmark civil…
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