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MA Rep. Ayanna Pressley skipping Donald Trump's inauguration, holding MLK Day event instead

"I'll be in town with my constituents honoring Dr. King's legacy," Rep. Ayanna Pressley said in a statement. "I don't think being there does that."

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Rep. Pressley is spending MLK Day in Boston and ditching the inauguration

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who represents Massachusetts’ 7th District, announced that she will not be attending the inauguration next week. She joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to share more about that decision and how she’s preparing for a second Trump administration. What follows is a lightly edited transcript.

USA Today · 21h

Speakers at Columbus' MLK Day event at Lincoln Theatre focus on President Trump, decry hate

At Columbus' MLK Day event, speakers decried Donald Trump for fermenting hate and called on people to allow MLK "to start speaking through us."

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Here are the events happening on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Boston

It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the legacy of the civil rights leader is being celebrated in Massachusetts. Here is a list of events honoring Dr. King in Boston.

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Boston plans a day to celebrate Martin Luther King, coinciding with Inauguration Day

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on Inauguration Day this year, Boston area organizations and leaders are planning a slew of activities to mark the holiday. The day will kick off at the Omni Seaport Hotel in Boston with the 55th Annual Martin Luther King Jr.

The Boston Globe · 5d

Massachusetts cities and towns plan public events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

From breakfasts, to food drives, to service projects, Massachusetts communities this weekend will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

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Ayanna Pressley channels MLK Jr's legacy to call for resistance to Trump

At a Martin Luther King Day community event in Roxbury, Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks to 7 year old Zola White as her mother ...

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley To Boycott Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration

Ayanna Pressley, the U.S. rep. for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

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In Boston, activist Angela Davis says to 'hold onto infinite hope' as Trump takes office

Davis tells a crowd celebrating MLK Day in Boston, "Trump may have won the November election, but the movement continues.” ...

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Black leaders in Boston urge solidarity and justice as Trump inauguration falls on Martin Luther King Day

With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration falling on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, members of the Black community in ...

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Massachusetts’ Congressional Delegation Denounces Trump’s First Day in Office

As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Massachusetts’ representatives in Congress were ...

The Daily Northwestern3h

Digital Diaries: Students react to coinciding of Inauguration and MLK Day

In this episode, The Daily reports on how students and leaders of political student organizations are reacting to the ...

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Augustana takes the week to celebrate MLK

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was yesterday, but a Sioux Falls university is celebrating all week long. Faculty at Augustana are ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat8h

Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Donald Trump takes office

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.

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