Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow truthout.org/articles/cor...
Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow
Coretta Scott King’s vision shaped MLK’s politics and the broader freedom struggle, says historian Jeanne Theoharis.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow truthout.org/articles/cor...
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Montgomery County first made its “Ride On” buses free to all riders under 18 in 2019. Then on June 29, 2025, it made all of its buses fare-free for all passengers. The system has a fleet of nearly 400 buses, 80 routes, and provided 19.2 million rides in the 2025 fiscal year.
Free Buses Can Be a Reality — Just Look at Maryland
Zohran Mamdani’s plan for free buses is not a pipe dream. Montgomery County, Maryland, made its buses free this year.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Montgomery County first made its “Ride On” buses free to all riders under 18 in 2019. Then on June 29, 2025, it made all of its buses fare-free for all passengers. The system has a fleet of nearly 400 buses, 80 routes, and provided 19.2 million rides in the 2025 fiscal year.
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"I know it’s too hot in my prison when prisoners start checking into suicide-watch cells in our medical area. People employ various excuses, but most know they do it because the infirmaries have air conditioning."
Summer Heat in Prison: Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
Prison writers from across the U.S. describe how hot their prisons get in the summer. One prison reached 117 degrees.
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August 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"I know it’s too hot in my prison when prisoners start checking into suicide-watch cells in our medical area. People employ various excuses, but most know they do it because the infirmaries have air conditioning."
“You can’t understand what is going on in Mississippi if you don’t understand what is going on in the Congo."
- el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz aka Malcolm X
- el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz aka Malcolm X
May 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“You can’t understand what is going on in Mississippi if you don’t understand what is going on in the Congo."
- el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz aka Malcolm X
- el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz aka Malcolm X
A life taken and won back: The extraordinary journey of Jimmy Soto www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/04/j...
A life taken and won back: The extraordinary journey of Jimmy Soto
Imprisoned 42 years for a murder he didn’t commit, Jimmy Soto was released from Stateville on Dec. 13, 2023. At the age of 62, he began the formidable work of starting his life once again.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Today, we celebrate the legacy of Malcolm X, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, a fearless advocate for Black liberation, self-determination, and justice. Malcolm’s message of empowerment and pride continues to inspire generations.
May 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today, we celebrate the legacy of Malcolm X, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, a fearless advocate for Black liberation, self-determination, and justice. Malcolm’s message of empowerment and pride continues to inspire generations.
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"I make no secret of my opinion that at the present time the barbarism of Western Europe has reached an incredibly high level, being only surpassed—far surpassed, it is true—by the barbarism of the United States." - Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 1955
April 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"I make no secret of my opinion that at the present time the barbarism of Western Europe has reached an incredibly high level, being only surpassed—far surpassed, it is true—by the barbarism of the United States." - Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 1955