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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

jonathan majors Jan. 8, 2024

Jonathan Majors Is Still Comparing Girlfriends to Coretta Scott KingMeagan Good “held me down like a Coretta.”

By Zoe Guy
podcast review Mar. 21, 2023

Holy Week and the Aftermath of MLK’s DeathThe new podcast from The Atlantic revisits the humans who got caught up in history.

By Nicholas Quah
historic connection Oct. 29, 2022

Julia Roberts’s Hospital Bill Was Paid for by Dr. MLK Jr. and Coretta KingRoberts’s parents were close with the King family.

By Alejandra Gularte

trailer mix Jan. 21, 2020

Close Out Your MLK Day By Tearing Up Over HBO’s We Are The Dream TrailerThe documentary, executive produced by Mahershala Ali, debuts on February 18.

By Halle Kiefer
history Mar. 24, 2014

Today’s Google Doodle Is Dorothy Irene HeightThe search engine responds to criticism that their Doodles are sexist.

By Erica Schwiegershausen
people who are wrong Aug. 29, 2013

Bill O’Reilly Peddles Debunked Claim About King CommemorationRepublicans were invited!

By Dan Amira
juxtaposition of the day Aug. 28, 2013

Matt Drudge Could Not Be More Wrong About Today’s Martin Luther King CeremonyMatt Drudge thinks the King family refused to let Republicans speak today.

By Dan Amira
things that happened a while ago Aug. 28, 2013

15 Things You Might Not Know About the ‘I Have a Dream’ SpeechThe whole “dream” thing wasn’t even supposed to be in it.

By Dan Amira
the south Aug. 7, 2013

Georgia GOPers Like Paula Deen More Than MLKThis is embarrassing.

By Dan Amira
in development July 31, 2012

Lee Daniels and Hugh Jackman Are Making an MLK Conspiracist BiopicJackman will play William Pepper, an attorney who has spent decades trying to prove James Earl Ray was not the shooter.

By Zach Dionne
early and often Apr. 4, 2008

Race Finally Enters Campaign As Candidates Honor Dr. KingThey’re taking a break from their usual pandering to pander in a more serious, introspective fashion.