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Democratic president candidate, former Colorado ...

White presidential candidates face “woke litmus test” in Democratic primary race

April 23, 2019 at 10:49 p.m.

After touring the National Lynching Memorial recently, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper spoke of the "shame" he felt that some white people "kind of looked the other way during these...

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Admirers mourn King, pledge to carry on unfinished work

April 4, 2018 at 9:21 p.m.

Fifty years after a shot rang out in Memphis, killing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., freedom rang from the balcony of the Lorraine Motel as a bell tolled 39...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968, one day before his assassination.

50 years after King’s death, his children are still grieving

April 3, 2018 at 9:34 p.m.

On April 4, 1968, a movement lost its patriarch when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on a hotel balcony in Memphis.

Akuoma Omeoga, from left, Simidele Adeagbo, ...

“New generation of Nigerians” marks Winter Olympics bobsled debut

February 13, 2018 at 10:55 a.m.

Growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, Akuoma Omeoga was raised on Nigerian food, language and culture. Next week, the 25-year-old will represent her parents' homeland in the Winter Games, hurtling...

Racial firestorm surrounds Trump at MLK holiday

January 13, 2018 at 9:42 p.m.

The first Martin Luther King Jr. holiday of Donald Trump's presidency is taking place amid a racial firestorm of Trump's own making.

Leaders say Trump presidency is at odds with MLK’s legacy

January 13, 2018 at 12:01 p.m.

The first Martin Luther King Jr. holiday of Donald Trump's presidency is taking place amid a racial firestorm of Trump's own making.

Are white shooters called “lone wolves” by default?

October 6, 2017 at 12:22 a.m.

When Stephen Craig Paddock - a white American - was identified as the gunman who rained bullets on multitudes at a Las Vegas concert, he was quickly characterized as a...

NFL anthem protests evolve past Colin Kaepernick’s original intent

September 26, 2017 at 1:57 p.m.

Some worry that the expanded reasoning for the protests -- fanned by the president's incendiary stance -- could dilute the passion and the permanence of its original cause, drawing attention...

Segregation lingers in U.S. schools 60 years after Little Rock

September 24, 2017 at 7:52 p.m.

Among the most lasting and indelible images of the civil rights movement were the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob...

Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones looks up ...

Boston sports struggle with perception built on racist past

May 3, 2017 at 8:19 a.m.

When Red Sox fans hurled the N-word toward Orioles outfielder Adam Jones in Fenway Park, it was a reminder of Boston's racial legacy 鈥� particularly around its sports teams.

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