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People visit the eternal flame at the tomb of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
ATLANTA Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration in Atlanta called Monday for a renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year in which a deadly pandemic, protests over systemic racism and a divisive election capped by an attack on the U.S. Capitol strained Americans’ capacity for civility. “This King holiday has not only come at a time of great peril and physical violence, it has also come during a time of violence in our speech what we say and how we say it,” said the Rev. Bernice King, the slain civil rights leader’s daughter. “It is frankly out of control and we are causing too much harm to one another.” The coronavirus pandemic forced the annual King Day service at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Bap
With a promise to heal America, which in recent months witnessed a chaotic election and messy transition of power, Joseph R Biden will take the oath to become
Here s a step-by-step look at what is planned for Inauguration Day Share Updated: 10:35 AM CST Jan 19, 2021 National Desk Staff Share Updated: 10:35 AM CST Jan 19, 2021
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Show Transcript and that we re going into Wednesday knowing that we re getting. We re ready to do the work and we ve got a lot of work to do. It s not gonna be easy as we have discussed. Joe s outlines are planned for vaccinations are planned for recovery and, in particular, relief for for working people. For families on, there is a lot to do. Some would say that ours is an ambitious goal, but we do believe with hard work and with the cooperation and collaboration of the members of the United States Congress, that we could get it done. It s a start. There s a lot more to do, which is why there s so many other components to our relief package and the work that we are committed to doing going. I am very much looking forward to be sworn in as the next vice
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday led a national memorial observance on the eve of his inauguration to honor the 400,000 Americans who have perished from COVID-19 during the 11 months since the novel coronavirus claimed its first U.S. life.