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Who is Independence Day for?

America’s need to showcase her nativist spirit of patriotism comes at the expense of fundamental freedoms and protections.

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Waffle House employees called a black man a ‘fa**ot’ before calling the cops on him

Police choked the terrified young man against the glass window before slamming him to the ground. He was still wearing his prom tuxedo.

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The #NeverAgain warriors are leading an unarmed revolution history will remember

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”

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Stevie Wonder joined Twitter last night with a little help from his friends

82 celebrities and politicians helped Wonder launch his social media account with a must-watch video.

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Martin Luther King Jr’s greatest lesson is needed now more than ever

We cannot change hearts and minds by making people wrong.

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50 years later: What have we learned from the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?

Though society has traveled forward on a path toward King’s goal of peace with justice, deep potholes continually inhibit our progress.

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Remembering the legacy of Bayard Rustin

Openly gay in an era far different from today, Rustin took his place among leaders of the 1963 March on Washington.

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Here’s the truth behind Dodge’s offensive ad using MLK to sell trucks

Dodge and the MLK estate have something in common. Their aim is for revenue maximization - by any means that presents itself.

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Watch Mike Pence get shamed in church by the minister for excusing racism

The preacher did what Pence refuses to do. He called out President Trump's blatant racism.

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MLK’s wingnut niece: Donald Trump is not racist

"African-Americans are benefiting" from the Trump Administration, she insisted.

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