At MLK Library, artists consider America’s past through the lens of slavery

The 1619 Project explored American history through the lens of when the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia in the ...
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40 Years On, DC Artists Revisit Don Miller's MLK Mural

Since 1986, the 56-foot painting at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library has served as a visual portal into the civil ...
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D.C. Public Library trustees vote to name auditorium in MLK Library after Jeff Bezos

The D.C. Public Library's Board of Trustees voted this week to name the main auditorium in the renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library after Amazon co-founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos. The ...
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Refresh your closet ahead of fall at the MLK Library Clothing Swap

WASHINGTON — Refresh and revitalize your style this fall. Let go of pieces that no longer serve a purpose in your wardrobe and pick up things that add sparkle back into your life. The Martin Luther ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. in Art and Memory

Revisiting a 40-year-old mural of the civil rights leader, John Yau on the paintings of John Wilson, and a perspective from a former educator at the California College of the Arts.