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SPECIAL SECTION: Honoring the 80th Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.On March 31, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. discussed his planned poor people's demonstration from the pulpit of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. "This is America's opportunity to help bridge the gulf between the haves and the have-nots," King said. "The question is whether America will do it. There is nothing new about poverty. What is new is that we now have the techniques and the resources to get rid of poverty." More » |
Beyond the 'new' black polThere's something different about Obama's generation. But what? More » |
Oakland shooting fuels anger over police brutalityOAKLAND, Calif. - The videotaped killing of an unarmed black man by a transit police officer here has inflamed long-running tensions between police and many African American residents. More » |
Former Sox Rice, Henderson elected to Hall of FameNEW YORK - Rickey Henderson sped his way into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot Monday, and Jim Rice made it in on his 15th and final try. More » |
