On Monday, CNN’s Jim Acosta pressed Martin Luther King III over Donald Trump’s criticism of Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), asking if the president-elect’s attack “cut to his core” as the son of a civil rights leader.
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Bernice King is the youngest child of Martin Luther King, left, and his wife Coretta Scott King.
Sharpton, who organized and led the rally, said they’re here for four non-negotiable issues- Voting rights, criminal justice and police reform, equal and fair economic justice, and the Affordable Care Act. The train will arrive in San Francisco at 11 a.m. where passengers will join the mile and a half march to the annual King Day celebration at Yerba Buena Gardens. And at a time when our politics are so sharply polarized and people are losing faith in our institutions, we must meet his call to stand in another person’s shoes and see through their eyes. In fact, today is a flawless time to educate yourself, by listening to King’s words, by attending a gathering or celebration in his honor, or by reading poetry.
“I think my father would be very concerned about that fact that we have 50 [or] 60 million people living in poverty and somehow we got to create the climate for all boats to be lifted”, he said. Day, which is a federal holiday. But the Misssippi Secretary of State web site indicates that in 1972 state legislators established a combined holiday to honor both King and Confederate Army Gen. Robert E. Lee, not a generic “Great Americans Day”. After all, it’s why she believes this country is so great. “Dr. King’s work, we all reflect back on his message that we need to change”.
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The Charlotte area is hosting several public events and speeches, as well as offering free admission to various museums and centers that celebrate the King legacy, CBS Charlotte affiliate WBTV reports.
