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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In Memphis, Dr. King championed the cause of African-American sanitation workers, advocating for fair wages and enhanced work conditions. His tragic assassination on the Lorraine Motel balcony transpired over fifty years ago....
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U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks from Maryland, joined by Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), are opposing the Trump administration’s move to withdraw $12 billion in public health funding. T...
