Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit in October 2020 challenging Donald Trump’s executive order that banned federal agencies from offering certain diversity training. AP...
Delegates cheer during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. AP Photo/Paul Sancya
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I wonder what my dad,...
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When I first landed an...
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gestures during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo/File) by John Blake (CNN) -- Nan Grogan Orrock defied her family's wishes by sneaking away to join the 1963 March on Washington. But don't ask her about Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. She doesn't remember it.
