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Communities across Maine and New England are honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King both virtually and in person.

Numerous virtual and in-person events are being held in southern Maine to honor the civil rights icon.

"We have an idea that, to show that you're a good person who knows racism exists, you're supposed to treat black people like children. We've gone from helping black people in the real world to a religion... It's kabuki & it needs to stop" from @JohnHMcWhorter @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/n9Dym5y7ny

"We have an idea that, to show that you're a good person who knows racism exists, you're supposed to treat black people like children. We've gone from helping black people in the real world to a religion... It's kabuki & it needs to stop" from @JohnHMcWhorter @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/n9Dym5y7ny

"We have an idea that, to show that you're a good person who knows racism exists, you're supposed to treat black people like children. We've gone from helping black people in the real world to a religion... It's kabuki & it needs to stop" from @JohnHMcWhorter @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/n9Dym5y7ny

"We have an idea that, to show that you're a good person who knows racism exists, you're supposed to treat black people like children. We've gone from helping black people in the real world to a religion... It's kabuki & it needs to stop" from @JohnHMcWhorter @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/n9Dym5y7ny

Drawing on newly ubiquitous online services, Pew has tried to catalogue the subject matter of contemporary sermons.

Bend it toward justice By Jason Lim In his "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution" speech given at the National Cathedral on March 31, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King uttered the famous words, "We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." I wonder whether he would think the same today. In fact, I would love to be able to ask him a follow-up question in light of the fake news phenomenon that we have been suffering through the last decade. Ca...

"As a Black player especially, to have a coach on the other side and you can say that he really supports us, I think it means a lot," said Jonathan Lewis.

Guest speaker and honoree Rev. June Cooper, executive director of City Mission Boston, speaks during the virtual celebration. Pilot photo St. Katharine Drexel Parish’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast was held in virtual format this year. Pilot photo Help us expand our reach! Please share this article DORCHESTER -- St. Katharine Drexel Parish traditionally celebrates the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a pra...