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MLK Day Observances Highlight Service and Voter Rights Debates
Across the nation MLK Day featured acts of service and parades with political commentary from Liz Cheney criticizing Trump and urging voting. In Atlanta Ebenezer Church and Ebenezer speakers pressed for voting, while Harris urged youth to reclaim rights and Biden volunteered at Philabundance. Weather forced closures from Memphis to Nashville and King’s birthday coincides with Civil Rights Act 60th anniversary.
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