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• ‘The most dangerous Negro’: 3 essential reads on the FBI’s assessment of MLK’s radical views and allies

  11-01-2026 22:00 via chicagodefender.com
  Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. relaxes at home in May 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesHoward Manly, The ConversationLeft out of GOP debates about “the weaponization” of the federal government is the use of the FBI to spy on civil rights leaders for most of the 20th century.Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the targets.As secret FBI documents became declassified, The Conversation U.S. published several articles looking at the details that emerged about Kin
  
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• What You Need to Know About The 83rd Golden Globes

  11-01-2026 16:05 via chicagodefender.com
  Awards season has officially kicked off, and the 83rd Annual Golden Globes are introducing an exciting addition in 2026: Best Podcast, marking a major expansion into audio storytelling. Most award categories will feature six nominees, while the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category will stand out with eight contenders.Two legendary figures will also be celebrated this year. Helen Mirren, who earned an acting nomination for Mobland, is set to receive the prestigious Cecil
  
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• ‘I Went from Problem Student to Teacher’ 

  11-01-2026 15:44 via chicagodefender.com
  By Justin Harper, Guest Columnist and Ann Arbor Education Association 
  (Reprinted with permission from the Michigan Education Association (MEA).) Readers of the MEA Voice may remember me from the August–September issue, where part of my story was featured in an article about addressing educator shortages. I was celebrated for completing my degree and certification after three years of night classes, all while working full-time as a paraeduc
  
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