Trump, Martin Luther King Jr
With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration falling on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, members of the Black community in Boston said the coincidence generates some complicated feelings for them.
Where King's vision was rooted in the American dream, in liberty and justice for all, Trump’s is fueled by pettiness, vengeance, division, and flagrant inequality of justice in action.
But this year, America faces a profound and painful contradiction: As we mark the MLK holiday, a white supremacist will retake the highest office in the land, poised to inflict more hurt and harm on the vibrant yet vulnerable communities I was elected to represent.
Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.
The Department of Justice says it will "vigorously defend" Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, after it was temporarily blocked in a federal court earlier today.
Sewell quoted at length from Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech during an invocation at President Donald J. Trump's inauguration.
By Stacy M. Brown, Micha Green, Hamil R. Harris, and James Wright Jr. | The Washington Informer | Word In Black This post was originally
Readers tuned in wearily or with trepidation, tuned out entirely and, in some cases, saw signs of promise. My main takeaways from President Donald Trump ’s inaugural address: 1. The billionaires in attendance. They will be the primary benefactors of this administration, as Elon Musk strives to become the world’s first trillionaire.
President Donald Trump redecorated the Oval Office with many of the same artifacts from his first White House term.
We bring before you President-elect Trump as he will serve this nation for the next four years as the 47th president.