Martin Luther King

Alexei Navalny and his wife Yuliastand are shown wearing face masks and standing next to each other with a mobile phone also showing them in the near ground.

Poisoned opposition leader Navalny arrested in Moscow; Migrants stopped in Guatemala; Bobi Wine's opposition party rejects Museveni win

A judge in Russia has ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny be jailed for 30 days. And, a large group of migrants from Honduras headed to the US were violently met with tear gas and batons early Sunday as they tried to make their way through Guatemala. Also, Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine and his party have dismissed the elections results as “fraud.”

Poisoned opposition leader Navalny arrested in Moscow; Migrants stopped in Guatemala; Bobi Wine's opposition party rejects Museveni win
Several people including a man wearing a purple suit, look on at the stone monument for Martin Luther King, Jr.

Georgia at a crossroads: 'A black woman as governor in a southern state? That speaks powers.'

Georgia at a crossroads: 'A black woman as governor in a southern state? That speaks powers.'
vinyl records lined up at a record shop

Listen to some of the songs that topped the charts around the world in 1968

Listen to some of the songs that topped the charts around the world in 1968
My Brother's Keeper, print by artist Watson Mere

This Haitian American artist's image of MLK hushing Trump goes viral again

This Haitian American artist's image of MLK hushing Trump goes viral again
Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW 2015.

'Power in numbers' is more than a phrase — it's a vital part of social change

'Power in numbers' is more than a phrase — it's a vital part of social change
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Are African immigrants African American?

An upcoming documentary sheds light on the identities of African immigrants and African Americans — and the tensions between them.

Are African immigrants African American?

50 years after death, civil rights icon Medgar Evers recalled in music he inspired

Medgar Evers, a NAACP field secretary and civil rights activist, was shot in the back at his home in 1963. The murder is considered a turning point in the Civil Rghts movement, in part thanks to the artists who used his name as a rallying cry. Fifty years later, we remember Evers through the music he inspired.

50 years after death, civil rights icon Medgar Evers recalled in music he inspired

Ambassador Charles Rivkin and American Diplomacy in Paris Suburbs

The US embassy in France has been reaching out to people in the Muslim immigrant suburbs of Paris. And that's put some in France on edge.

Ambassador Charles Rivkin and American Diplomacy in Paris Suburbs

Viral video mashups play prominent role in campaign cycle

In this election cycle, there's been no shortage of memes. Binders full of women, horses and bayonets, and many others. Often, those memes play out in videos on YouTube, which have totally changed the election conversation.

Viral video mashups play prominent role in campaign cycle

Iranian Jew touts deep ties between Jews and Iran

An Iranian Jewish author said if their two peoples just better appreciated the ties that they share in history, the ways Iran has helped and welcomed Jews for centuries, the two countries wouldn't be so close to a violent confrontation. Thousand of Jews still call Iran home today.

Iranian Jew touts deep ties between Jews and Iran
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'The Mountaintop' imagines Martin Luther King's final hours

A new Broadway play called "The Mountaintop" imagines what King's private moments in his hotel room were like in the hours leading up to his death. Katori Hall, author of "The Mountaintop," discusses her new work.

'The Mountaintop' imagines Martin Luther King's final hours

What soft power looks like: US influence in Indonesia

The US created a multimillion dollar space for people under 30 in Jakarta's upscale Pacific Place mall in an effort to extend its influence in Indonesia.

What soft power looks like: US influence in Indonesia
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US Reaches Out to Young People in Indonesia

The State Department has created a multimillion dollar space for people under 30 in Jakarta's upscale Pacific Place shopping mall.

US Reaches Out to Young People in Indonesia

In My Experience: Grace Lee Boggs on Activism at 95

Philosopher and civil rights reformer Grace Lee Boggs joins us for the inaugural edition of "In My Experience." At 95, Boggs has spent most of her life fighting social and economic injustice.

In My Experience: Grace Lee Boggs on Activism at 95
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On Martin Luther King Day, hearing from his namesakes

We wanted to find out is what's it like to be named Martin Luther King, when you are not, in fact, the civil rights leader or one of his descendants? We speak with three very different men who are all named after Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Martin Luther King Day, hearing from his namesakes