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Martin Luther King almost didn’t make his ‘I have a dream’ speech

It is hailed as one of the most inspirational speeches of all time. But Martin Luther King did not originally intend to make his ‘I have a dream’ speech – because he was ‘bored’ with it.




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Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter hits out at 'repulsive' Cardi B sketch

Rev. Dr. Bernice King, child of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has called a sketch where Cardi B portrays Scott King talking about her husband's rumored affairs 'repulsive.'




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Los Angeles renames street 'Obama Boulevard'

The Los Angeles City Council finalized its vote to rename Rodeo Road to Obama Boulevard on Tuesday, on the 10th anniversary Obama being named the Democratic nominee for president.




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Incredible never-before-published photos show Arthur Ashe on and off the tennis court 50 years ago 

It's been 50 years since Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win the U.S. Open.A new book with photos by John G. Zimmerman shows Ashe in a new light.




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Meteorologist Jeremy Kappell fired over 'Martin Luther C**n' slur

Jeremy Kappell (pictured) referred to a park named after the civil rights leader in Rochester, New York, as 'Martin Luther C**n Park', before quickly amending his mistake during a broadcast for WHEC.




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Trump and Pence spend two minutes at Martin Luther King Jr. memorial

The White House's official schedules for the day, published Sunday night, said Trump and Pence both had 'no public events scheduled.'




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Bernie Sanders says 'Trump is a racist' at MLK Day event in South Carolina

Sanders said at an NAACP event: 'I must tell you it gives me no pleasure to tell you that we now have a president of the United States who is a racist.'




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Press Secretary Sarah Sanders suffers backlash for saying MLK 'gave his life' to fight racism

Sarah Sanders tweeted a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr Monday for MLK Day. She wrote that MLK 'gave his life to right the wrong of racial inequality'.




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Melania Trump returns to White House from Mar-a-Lago

The First Lady was spotted boarding a jet in West Palm Beach on Monday afternoon after spending several days soaking up the warmer winter weather at Mar-a-Lago.




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Cardi B flaunts taut tummy in bra-clad selfie... after Twitter feud with Fox Nation's Tomi Lahren

The 26-year-old hip-hop star captioned her clip: 'Hated or love it ya still listen to BARDI even on the low!'




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Ocasio-Cortez says Millennials believe 'world will end in 12 YEARS' if climate change is ignored

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was invited to a special panel honoring Martin Luther King Jr at Riverside Church in New York City on Monday. Hours later, she appeared on Stephen Colbert's show on CBS.




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Tamra Judge has change of heart and condemns son Ryan's transphobic comment

RHOC's Tamra Judge had change of heart and condemned her son Ryan's transphobic comment: I'm extremely sorry, his words were harsh and unacceptable'




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White man charged after video shows him screaming racial slurs

Shocking video footage shows a man walking towards a group of black youths with a gun before he hurls racist abuse at them in Miami. Mark Bartlett faces hate crime charges over the incident.




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Suspect wanted after punching a man so hard in the face his eye popped out of its socket

Police arrested Justin Wesley Leverett (pictured), 37, who is accused of punching another man's eyeball out of its socket and then punching the exposed eyeball, causing it to explode.




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Los Angeles unveils 3.5-mile 'Barack Obama Boulevard' in a tribute to the former President

The 3.5-mile street runs across Los Angeles' black neighborhood and also intersects with Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. There was a concert on Saturday to unveil the Obama Boulevard sign.




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FBI tapes show Martin Luther King Jr had 40 affairs and 'laughed' as friend raped parishioner

The legacy of U.S. civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr could be facing a 'painful reckoning' after a biographer unearthed tapes detailing the scale of his affairs and sexual exploits.




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TOM LEONARD probes the troubling truth behind the shaming of Martin Luther King

TOM LEONARD: Listening through headsets into the bugged hotel suite next door, the small group of FBI agents couldn’t quite believe the sordid events that were unfolding.




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Conservative niece of Martin Luther King claims Kaepernick doesn't know who Betsy Ross is

Alveda King, a conservative pundit and pro-life advocate, questioned the quarterback's knowledge of the American flag maker after Nike announced that it was pulling a shoe.




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David Oyelowo defends British actress Cynthia Erivo's casting as Harriet Tubman amid backlash

The 43-year-old said that the backlash is a burden black performers unjustly have to deal with unlike their counterparts when playing real-life roles.




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Lost Martin Luther King speech from 1967 discovered on an old recording that also taped KKK threats

A speech by Martin Luther King was found by the children of a photographer and journalist who hid a tape recorder under a Klan robe to infiltrate a white supremacist rally in South Carolina in 1967.




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Heart-warming moment two Memphis students hand their own clothes to a freshman after he was bullied

Upperclassmen Kristopher Graham and Antwain Garrett gathered a selection of clothes, including new shoes, to give to Micheal at Martin Luther King College Prep in Memphis, Tennessee.




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Martin Luther King III calls for NFL boycott until one of the 32 teams signs Colin Kaepernick

Martin Luther King III is calling for a boycott of the NFL until one of the league's 32 team signs controversial QB Colin Kaepernick, who's been out of the league since his infamous protests in 2016.




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Veteran narcotics investigator, 51, shot dead during routine patrol in Georgia

Richmond County narcotics investigator Cecil Ridley, 51 (left), was shot dead during a confrontation with convicted felon Alvin Hester Jr, 24 (pictured right in 2017) in Augusta.




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Minnesota's 'Teacher of the Year' takes a knee during national anthem at NCAA football final

Kelly Holstine, who won Minnesota's 2019 'Teacher of the Year' award, took a knee during the national anthem at the College Football Playoff championship game in New Orleans on Monday.




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Virginia residents fear another Charlottesville at gun rights rally in Richmond during MLK holiday

The state's capitol is braced for possible violence at the event, aimed at showing gun enthusiasts' disdain over the Democrat-controlled legislature's promise to toughen gun laws.




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Wealthy charity boss found stabbed to death in his burning brownstone in Brooklyn

The body of L. Antonion Litman (left), founder of children's charity Virginia's House of Hope, was discovered by firefighters on Monday morning when they were called to a fire on Adelphi Street (right).




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Martin Luther King's Jr.'s daughter warns of the 'resurgence of white supremacist groups' on MLK Day

Bernice A. King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, delivered speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on MLK Day. Thousands around the country celebrate his legacy.




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Donald Trump boasts that MLK day marks three years since he was sworn in

President Trump tweeted about the anniversary of his inauguration Monday and said it was 'so appropriate' that the holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. also occurred on the same day.




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AOC labels Democrat Party 'center-conservative', claims there is no 'left' in Medicare-for-all rant

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has claimed 'we don't have a left' party in America as she urged Democrats to help transform the healthcare system during a New York event on Monday.




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Kellyanne Conway says Martin Luther King Jr would be OPPOSED to Trump's impeachment

Kellyanne Conway (left) made the remarks as the nation honored the memory of the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr (bottom right). President Trump is seen top right.




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Martin Luther King's son asks Alabama to halt cop killer's execution after another man confessed

Martin Luther King III recalled the 1965 march on Selma where civil rights activists were beaten and killed. He wrote: 'Under your watch, Alabama is about to produce yet another tragic injustice.'




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Alabama inmate to be executed tonight for the murders of three cops, Kim Kardashian latest to speak

The reality star took to Twitter to voice her support of Nathaniel Woods, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday at 6pm.




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Modern day treasure hunter reveals his extraordinary findings  

Nathan Raab tells about his findings in his new book The Hunt for History, On the Trail of the World's Lost Treasures , published by Scribner.




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Terrifying footage shows hungry alligator crawling towards car drivers on busy Florida intersection 

The huge alligator was spotted on the corner of MLK Boulevard and Williams Road at the Seffner intersection in Florida as it lumbered across the road.




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Jesy Nelson steps out dressed like a bizarre cartoon character as the X Factor tour rolls on to another city

The Little Mix band member looked like a mismatched cartoon character as she left her Liverpool hotel today after wowing the city last night on the X Factor live tour.




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X Factor 2012: Nicole Scherzinger shows off a lot of leg in a daring split dress as she heads out

She's had a hectic weekend, but X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger clearly wasn't ready for the party to end as she headed out in Mayfair after Sunday night's live show.




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Britain's Got Talent stars Only Boys Aloud set to go on tour AND release first album

Some are from broken homes while others simply dropped out of school.




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Nicole Scherzinger wears menacing metallic Terminator glove on X Factor live show

Nicole Scherzinger wore an unusual metal accessory on the X Factor on Saturday night which looked like it could cause an injury if the star got into a fight with her fellow judges.




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Christopher Maloney could get special treatment during X Factor tour due to unpopularity with the other singers

It's no secret that there's little love lost between Christopher Maloney and the rest of the former X Factor contestants.




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Back for Good! Christopher Maloney arrives at rehearsals for The X Factor Live tour

After weeks of will he or won't, it seems to be confirmed that Christopher Maloney will be on The X Factor Live Tour.




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James Arthur mobbed by fans as he takes a quick break during X Factor tour rehearsals

James looked slightly overwhelmed by all the attention as hordes of young women fought to get a picture with the singer.




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Celebrity Big Brother 2013: Brian Dowling doesn't think Rylan Clark's trips out of the house affects 'the reality' of the show

As the ultimate winner of Big Brother series 2, Brian Dowling endured 64 days in isolation from the outside world with a dwindling number of random strangers.




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James Arthur mobbed by fans as he arrives in Manchester for The X Factor Live Tour

His life completely turned around in late 2012 when he was announced as the winner for the ninth series of The X Factor.




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Celebrity Big Brother winner Rylan Clark kicks off X Factor Live tour in Manchester

Essex native had been sneaking out of the Big Brother house for rehearsals.




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Rylan Clark takes time out of the X Factor tour to perform at a student night in Liverpool

Celebrity Big Brother winner Rylan Clark performs at a student night in Liverpool where he currently appearing in the X Factor tour. Not long after winning Celebrity Big Brother on Friday night, Rylan was whisked up to Manchester to kick off the tour on Saturday.




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Danniella Westbrook wears leopard print coat for night out with Hollyoaks co-stars at X Factor Live

She's in the middle of re-launching her soap career, and she's certainly not keeping a low profile.




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Ella Henderson wears two leopard print outfits as she steals the show at X Factor Live

She was the youngest and arguably most talented singer on last year’s X Factor.




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X Factor 2013 tour: Shirtless Rylan Clark gets a love bite from Union J's Jamie Paul 'JJ' Hamblett

He is well known for his provocative nature and obviously firmly embraces the 'what happens on tour, stays on tour' mantra.




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X Factor 2013: Sam, Shelley and Lorna make it into Sharon's final three while Louis picks Luke, Nicholas and Sam for the X Factor live shows

In the first episode of Judges' Houses, Louis Walsh selects his final three from the boys and Sharon from the overs categories.




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Sharon and Kelly Osborne shiver in UK for first X Factor live show

She’s been mentoring her acts from across the pond as she enjoys the Los Angeles sunshine but it was back to reality for Sharon Osbourne on Friday.