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Martin Luther King Jr.

Vanderbilt student-athletes civil rights trip Sports

Vanderbilt MLK Civil Rights Tour an important tradition for student-athletes, administrators

Started in 2017, chartered flights and bus rides have taken the university’s students and faculty to historical civil rights sites

A graphic on a shirt honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Sports

Martin Luther King Jr. has a legacy in America. A sneaker shows we’ve lost the plot.

Nike’s LeBron 23 ‘Honor the King’ reopens a wound in the name of capitalism

Khris Middleton handles the ball Sports

For Khris Middleton, helping produce ‘Hoops, Hopes & Dreams’ was a no-brainer

Documentary film on Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama’s using basketball to unify is NBA veteran’s first foray into film production

George Raveling talks to the media with Nike sneakers behind him Sports

George Raveling, a leader beyond the court until his final days

The groundbreaking college basketball player, coach and Nike executive died at 88

Sports

Allan Houston reflects on interviewing Dr. Clarence Jones

Former NBA veteran draws inspiration from meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s former speechwriter

Sports

MLK speechwriter Dr. Clarence B. Jones gets tribute from Golden State Warriors

Jones, 94, is ‘still on the mission that they started a long time ago.’

Culture

Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

Sports

Rapper Killer Mike to perform at Atlanta Hawks MLK Day game

Atlanta native says the performance is ‘the homecoming dream of a lifetime’

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‘And the Know’: How Martin Luther King Jr. Day became federal law in 1983

Some states didn’t recognize the day until as late as 2000

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