By Ben Jealous, President of People For the American Way Communities all across the country are facing public safety crises. Crime is rising in ways that...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whites framed their malice toward King as something other than racism. They did not oppose MLK because he struggled for black freedom and...
