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Maryland Governor-Elect Wes Moore and his wife Dawn tour the capitol grounds in preparation for Wednesday's inauguration in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Photo credit: Bryan Woolston, The Associated Press

Politics

Wes Moore sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor

January 18, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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Comedian Leslie Jones watches the game action between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers in the first half of their NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jones will host TV's "The Daily Show" this week. Photo credit: Mary Altaffer, The Associated Press

Arts & Culture

Leslie Jones promises to be herself hosting ‘The Daily Show’

January 17, 2023
By Mark Kennedy
The Associated Press

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Union laborers, voting rights advocates and civil rights activists march down Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, between the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached and the church's new campus. They marched as part of the 38th federal holiday observance honoring the slain civil rights leader. Photo credit: Bill Barrow

National

On King’s holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words

January 16, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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Dr. Lerone Martin is the director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research & Education Institute at Stanford University. Photo credit: Martin Luther King, Jr., Research & Education Institute

National

MLK historian reflects on King’s impact in a world of social media, attacks on critical race theory and George Floyd

January 16, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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President Joe Biden, center, holds hands with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., a senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, second from left, and Keisha Lance Bottoms, senior adviser to Biden for public engagement and former Atlanta Mayor, second from right, after Biden spoke at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, during a service honoring Martin Luther King Jr. King once led the Ebenezer congregation. Photo credit: Carolyn Kaster, The Associated Press

National

Biden: Americans should ‘pay attention’ to MLK’S legacy

January 15, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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Passers-by walk near the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture "The Embrace," a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Boston. The sculpture, consisting of four intertwined arms, was inspired by a photo of the Kings embracing when MLK learned he had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The statue was unveiled during ceremonies Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Photo credit: Steven Senne, The Associated Press

National

Tributes, commitments to race equity mark MLK weekend

January 14, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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