Why President Johnson signed the executive order in 1965 that Trump rescinded
When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil ...
Civil rights leaders, King family issue call to action as inauguration falls on MLK Day
Events honoring King and advocating for his vision of a just society will occur across the nation as many in the U.S. observe ...
With Inauguration Day on MLK Day, King’s Family Reflect on His Legacy
Sitting in his Atlanta home office with his wife and fellow civil rights activist Arndrea Waters King, Martin Luther King III ...
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4 big accomplishments of the 1963 March on Washington
The 1964 Civil Rights Act may not have made it through without President Lyndon B. Johnson's using ... responsible for immigration reform, the war on poverty, and Medicare and Medicaid." ...
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Trump Budget Nominee Says He’s Proud of Legislation That Doubled Extreme Poverty
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Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, anti-poverty group says as the elites prepare for another Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Billionaires' wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group reported ... devastating 15-month war in Gaza.
Johnson County Home and Garden Show takes over OP convention center
The Johnson County Home and Garden Show is at the Overland Park Convention Center this weekend from Friday to Sunday ...
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How are billionaire and corporate power intensifying global inequality?
Meanwhile, the number of people experiencing poverty remains pretty much unchanged from 1990 ... Oxfam’s past research has shown how a "war on taxation" by corporations has seen the effective ...