Arthur Waskow, 92, Influential Rabbi and Activist for Social Justice, Dies

Through more than two dozen books and two organizations he helped start, he had a profound impact on the intellectual and political life of Jewish congregations in the United States.

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Celebrities Fight Sora + Amazon’s Secret Automation Plans + ChatGPT Gets a Browser

“Now we are just seeing OpenAI do the full Facebook when it comes to content policy.”

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OpenAI Blocks Videos of Martin Luther King Jr. After Racist Depictions

People have used its Sora video app to create vulgar and sometimes racist depictions of the civil rights leader.

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Jesse L. Douglas, Aide to King in Marches From Selma, Is Dead at 90

A lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow preacher, he played a vital role in organizing voting-rights protests in 1965 that began with “Bloody Sunday.”

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Wrestling Over Charlie Kirk’s Legacy and the Divide in America

Historians say the lessons of this particular time will depend on Americans themselves, and what kind of a nation they want it to be.

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New Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Draws Criticisms Over Its Proportions

A statue in Florida has prompted complaints about its shoes, arm and head but also a discussion about art and representations of historic figures.

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MLK Files Release Renews Debate Over His Legacy

The release of National Archives documents is the latest attempt to define what the Civil Rights icon believed, and what that means now for the country.

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Judge Considers Early Release of Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Documents

The materials are scheduled to be unsealed in 2027, but President Trump signed an executive order in January aimed at moving up the date.

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White Supremacist Is Charged in 2019 Arson at Tennessee Civil Rights Landmark

Regan Prater set fire to the main offices of the Highlander Research and Education Center and took credit for it in encrypted messages, prosecutors said.

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Rev. Joan Brown Campbell, Who Led the National Council of Churches, Dies at 93

A minister who headed the National Council of Churches, she was active in liberal causes in the 1990s and sought to counter the conservative Christian Coalition.

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