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Reaction to bronze sculpture of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr. in Boston hasn't been good – and that's not bad for art that shatters conventions

The Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture at Boston Common is called 'The Embrace.' Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAs an acclaimed photographer and conceptual artist, Hank Willis Thomas has grown accustomed to criticisms of his unconventional art and concepts of identity. But even Thomas had never experienced anything like the reaction to his latest sculpture, designed to commemorate the lives of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr., two of the most revered civil righ

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Roslyn Pope, author of 'Appeal for Human Rights,' dies at 84

Roslyn Pope has died aged 84.

ChatGPT bot channels history to pen State of Union speech

A president's State of the Union address has a predictable formula.

Tyre Nichols' mom, chief: Women on two sides of a tragedy

Tyre Nichols’ mother and Memphis police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis are two women caught on different sides of a tragedy.

New this week: 'Your Place or Mine' and 'All That Breathes'

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Paramore that shows off the band's funkier side, the Academy Award-nominated documentary “All That Breathes” about Indian brothers who heal birds of prey, and two rom-coms just in time for Valentine's Day — “Your Place or Mine” on Netflix and “Somebody I Used to Know” on Amazon Prime Video.

Tyre Nichols' family grieves 'on sacred ground' in Memphis

On the eve of the funeral for Tyre Nichols, who died days after a brutal beating by Memphis police officers, his family are sharing remembrances and expressing grief.

Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

Police video of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is hard to watch.

Slotkin preps Senate run after winning tough reelection bid

Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow.

Homeowner hopes to transform historic East Side home into dance studio

The owner of a historical East Side home is working to honor its history by transforming it into a small dance studio.

As Seen on SA Live - MLK Day of Service Show - Monday, January 16, 2023

It’s our MLK Day of Service Show! We’re highlighting black-owned, local businesses and events featured throughout the year on SA Live.

Commemorate MLK Day 2023 with DreamWeek events in San Antonio

DreamWeek has more than 200 programs during its 17-day citywide summit focusing on tolerance, diversity and equality, as well as civil and civic engagement.

VIA restores Dreamliner bus that honors the legacy of Rosa Parks

VIA Metropolitan Transit will unveil its newly restored Dreamliner bus at Monday’s MLK March.

MLK weekend to feature tributes, commitments to race equity

The CEO of the King Center in Atlanta says she hopes to spur progress during this year's observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by helping more Americans personalize the struggle for racial equity and harmony.

Freedom Walk to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in its own way

Following the same route for Monday’s MLK March, the Freedom Walk this Saturday will cover a lot of ground over those nearly two miles.

Ride VIA free to San Antonio’s MLK March on Monday

VIA Metropolitan Transit will provide free public transportation to the upcoming MLK Jr. march.

DreamWeek SA founder wanted to join civil rights movement while growing up

Shokare Nakpodia was deeply involved in what it took to stage the event that is now said to be the largest MLK Jr. March in the nation.

City of San Antonio announces what’s open, closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 16 and the City of San Antonio has announced its expected closures.

Things to do in San Antonio in January 2023

View a list of some of the events going on in San Antonio and the surrounding areas in January.

Organizers prepare for first in-person MLK March in 3 years

After two years of making due with virtual events, organizers of San Antonio’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day March are ready to draw big crowds once more.

Sharpton says film debuts at 'critical point' in US politics

The Rev. Al Sharpton has been called a lot of names in his public life.

Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies

Jim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful “Memphis sound,” has died at age 92.

Warnock, Walker: Starkly different choices for Black voters

Raphael Warnock is the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia, having broken the color barrier with a special election victory in January 2021.

Distaste for Walker provides tailwind for Warnock in Georgia

Distaste for Herschel Walker appears to be bolstering Democratic enthusiasm for Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia's Tuesday runoff.

Georgia runoff: Early voting for Warnock-Walker round 2

Early in-person voting for the nation's last U.S. Senate seat is underway statewide in Georgia.

Walker, Warnock offer clashing religious messages in Georgia

Herschel Walker warns that “spiritual warfare” has entangled America and the Republican nominee in Georgia’s Senate race offers himself to voters as a “warrior for God.”.

Waiting period is baked into gun ballot measure in Oregon

A waiting and vetting period would be built into gun purchases in Oregon if a measure on the November statewide ballot passes.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission is now accepting entries for 8th annual art contest

The City of San Antonio, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission has kicked off its eighth annual Art Contest.

Herschel Walker centers pitch to Republicans on 'wokeness'

Herschel Walker pitches himself as a politician who can bridge America’s racial and cultural divides.

Georgia's Warnock outraises Walker as giving to Kemp jumps

Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is maintaining his cash lead in Georgia over Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

Black representation in Alabama tested before Supreme Court

Congressional districts that a federal court panel said were unconstitutional because they dilute representation for Black voters in Alabama are nevertheless being used for the November election after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed them.

New California abortion laws set up clash with other states

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed more than a dozen laws aiming to make California an abortion sanctuary state.

Booker T. Jones performs at Stax, ahead of milestone

A performance by master keyboardist Booker T.

For Oprah Winfrey, 'Sidney' is an act of love for Poitier

The Oprah Winfrey-produced documentary “Sidney” has arrived eight months after the death of Sidney Poitier.

Q&A: Tyler Perry on directing his 1st script, 27 years later

Tyler Perry has directed his first screenplay, 27 years after writing it.

NBA schedule has less miles, and LeBron chasing more history

By mid-January, LeBron James could be the NBA’s scoring king.

Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89

Nichelle Nichols has died.

Black educator Mary McLeod Bethune honored in Statuary Hall

Civil rights leader and trailblazing educator Mary McLeod Bethune has became the first Black person elevated by a state for recognition in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

President Joe Biden has presented the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Washington, Biles, McCain, Giffords

The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate.

Black Jewish leader works to boost community, inclusiveness

Nate Looney is a Black man who is also an observant, kippah-wearing Jew.

The long, ongoing debate over ‘All men are created equal’

“All men are created equal.”.

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs receives lifetime honor at BET Awards

Sean “Diddy” Combs spoke about his own dream like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while accepting the highest honor at the BET Awards.

Al Sharpton takes a bow, with Spike, to close out Tribeca

On the eve of Juneteenth, the Tribeca Festival came to a close with the Rev_ Al Sharpton documentary “Loudmouth.”.

Freedom riders' 1947 convictions vacated in North Carolina

Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men had their convictions vacated posthumously.

Civil rights advocate Xernona Clayton is still 'fearless'

A key aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. says she’s deeply saddened by the hate crimes that are terrorizing people across America.

Kansas equity efforts bring little change after George Floyd

Elected leaders in Kansas convened community groups and held town hall conversations after demonstrators protested George Floyd’s death statewide.

A good man: Exhibits honor 'Peanuts' creator Schulz on 100th

New exhibits at museums in Ohio and California are celebrating the upcoming centenary of the birth of Charles “Sparky” Schulz, the man who created the comic strip Peanuts.

With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose

A draft Supreme Court opinion suggesting the right to abortion will be overturned is highlighting the risk to Black and Hispanic women.

Maroon 5, Usher to headline benefit to honor Rep. John Lewis

Maroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

Alabama church of 'Bloody Sunday' on endangered places list

An Alabama church that was at the center of the voting rights movement in the 1960s is now eaten up by termites and damaged by water leaks.

Report calls out abuse of social media by Minneapolis police

Among the scathing findings of an investigation launched after the police killing of George Floyd is that the Minneapolis Police Department used covert or fake social media accounts to monitor Black activists and organizations.

Activist's self-immolation stirs questions on faith, protest

Last Friday, on Earth Day, a 50-year-old photographer and climate-change activist named Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

Expert: Cop pressed gun to Patrick Lyoya's head then fired

A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop pressed the gun against the Black man’s head when firing the fatal shot.

Walker raises $5.5M in Georgia Senate race, trailing Warnock

Georgia Republican Herschel Walker says his U.S. Senate campaign raised $5.5 million in the first three months of 2022.

Jackson's speech highlights US race struggles, progress

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's speech at the White House went to the heart of both the triumphs and struggles of Black Americans in her lifetime.

Obamas, students cheer high court's 1st Black female justice

Lawmakers erupted in cheers after Vice President Kamala Harris announced the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Murakami plays antiwar songs on radio to protest Ukraine war

Playing James Taylor’s “Never Die Young” and going back to songs that marked the antiwar movement in the 1960s, Japanese author Haruki Murakami added his voice to protests against the war in Ukraine with a special edition of his Tokyo radio show.

Civil rights leader Young, turning 90, decries 'rancor'

In the lead-up to his 90th birthday, civil rights icon Andrew Young delivered a sermon that lamented the war in Ukraine and “rancor” in the world.

In Selma, foot soldier’s kin boosts youth voting rights role

During a commemoration of the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Elliott Smith's great-aunt pushed him across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in a stroller.

After Trayvon Martin, Crump became civil rights go-to lawyer

Before Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and other Black people died at the hands of white police officers or self-appointed vigilantes, there was Martin Lee Anderson.

Racial unity: Merged Southern congregation sets an example

More than five years after a Black congregation merged with a mostly white North Carolina church, members of The Refuge Church continue striving to be an example of unity and racial reconciliation in the American South.

Black gay priest in NYC challenges Catholicism from within

Among Catholic priests in the United States, few are African American and few are openly gay.

TCM's Jacqueline Stewart puts Black film history in focus

Film scholar Jacqueline Stewart makes a rich contribution to TCM for Black History Month.

Native American statue's placement in Atlanta reconsidered

Atlanta’s leaders are rethinking plans to install a statue representing a Native American man lauded as a “co-founder of Georgia” following an Associated Press report on the project.

Historic Coretta Scott home where she wed MLK now forgotten

A little-known but important piece of American history stands vacant on a two-lane highway in rural western Alabama.

Muscogee dismayed by nearly naked statue of Georgia ancestor

There’s a problem with putting someone on a pedestal: Exposed on all sides, a hero to some can be seen as a traitor to others.

Samuel L. Jackson to receive honor at NAACP Image Awards

Samuel L.

Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95

Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died.

Democrats eye new strategy after failure of voting bill

Democrats are picking up the pieces after the collapse of their sweeping voting rights legislation.

Scott creates MLK Day videos, hopes to rebut Biden speech

The U.S. Senate’s only Black Republican is putting forth what he characterizes as a positive response to partisan rhetoric on race that he’s best-positioned to rebut.

Analysis: The never-ending fight over voting in the U.S.

Some of the same voting debates underway when Martin Luther King Jr. was alive are still being debated right now in Texas and in Washington, D.C.

On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s eldest son has condemned the inaction of federal lawmakers on voting rights.

As NBA prepares to celebrate King, Robertson also remembers

NBA players officially began participating in games that were scheduled to celebrate and honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1986 when the federal holiday commemorating the civil-rights leader was observed for the first time.

MLK III: History to remember Sinema unkindly over filibuster

Martin Luther King III came to Arizona with harsh words for Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, whose refusal to change filibuster rules makes voting rights legislation unlikely to pass in the Senate.

Comal ISD extends MLK Day holiday as county sees record-high COVID-19 cases

The Comal Independent School District will extend its Martin Luther King Jr. holiday another day in an effort to slow down COVID-19 infections and give students and staff time to “reset” and “re-calibrate.”

Biden on voting rights passage: ‘I’m tired of being quiet!’

President Joe Biden is challenging senators to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes.

Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives

Sidney Poitier made history — on the screen and off.

New sculpture at Martin Luther King Park pays homage to African American culture

San Antonio-area artist creates first piece of public art thanks to city program.

Atlanta owns up to legacy of convict labor that rebuilt city

The official seal of the City of Atlanta shows a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Civil War.

Biden to decry democracy ‘recession’ at White House summit

President Joe Biden has expressed alarm about a “backward slide” of democracy around the globe at a virtual Summit for Democracy.

Can democracy still deliver? Biden convening global summit

President Joe Biden is convening global leaders determined to show the world that democracy can still deliver.

Alabama governor honors state's first Black poet laureate

Alabama's governor is honoring the state's first Black poet laureate, a creative writing teacher from Birmingham who delves into the pain and difficulty of being Black in America.

Black artist Josephine Baker honored at France's Pantheon

France has inducted U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Pantheon.

French honor for Josephine Baker stirs conflict over racism

A Black woman will, for the first time, join other luminaries interred in France’s Pantheon.

In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker makes history yet again

France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon.

Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, dies at 56

Authorities say Malikah Shabazz, one of six daughters of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, was found dead in her home in New York City.

New laws steer some teachers away from race-related topics

New measures that restrict how race is addressed in classrooms have spread confusion and anxiety among many educators.

Prize-winning 1619 Project now coming out in book form

It began as a prize-winning magazine issue and became a cultural flashpoint, and now “The 1619 Project” is coming out as a book.

After Virginia, GOP amplifies debate over race and education

Republicans plan to forcefully oppose race and diversity curricula in public schools as a core piece of their strategy in the 2022 midterm elections.

Bid considered to wipe Alabama arrest records of King, Parks

The quest by a civil rights pioneer to have her arrest record wiped clean after nearly 70 years after she protested racial segregation has raised the possibility of similar bids to clear the names of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama.

Civil rights pioneer seeks expungement of '55 arrest record

An 82-year-old Black woman who became a civil rights pioneer when she was arrested for refusing to move to the back of an Alabama bus in 1955 wants to end the case once and for all.

Jerry Pinkney, award-winning illustrator, dies at 81

Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children’s book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The Sunday Outing,” has died at 81.

Biden ties legislative agenda to MLK push for racial justice

President Joe Biden is tying his legislative priorities on voting rights, police reform and climate change to Martin Luther King Jr.'s push for racial justice.

Chauvin to appeal conviction, sentence in Floyd's death

The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying the judge abused his discretion or erred during several key points in the case.

Civil rights museum honors Michelle Obama, grassroots group

Former first lady Michelle Obama and The Poor People’s Campaign have been chosen to receive Freedom Awards from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Voting rights advocates rally for stronger elections laws

Thousands of voting rights advocates are rallying across the country Saturday to call for sweeping protections against a further erosion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Award-winning Civil War historian Stephen Oates dies at 85

Stephen Oates has died after a life that saw him become an award-winning Civil War historian who wrote biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Clara Barton, William Faulkner and others.

U.S. voting rights events reflect multiracial reform agenda

In the nation’s capital on Saturday, multiracial coalitions of civil, human and labor rights leaders are convening rallies and marches to urge passage of federal voter protections that have been eroded since the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

One last zinger: Dorothy Parker's headstone unveiled in NYC

Dorothy Parker's headstone has been unveiled at a New York cemetery where the ashes of the author and humorist who died in 1967 are interred.

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