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African-American - News April 5, 2011 See African-American Weather Mississippi lawmakers approve new civil righ... (WNFL-AM Green Bay) Mississippi lawmakers on Monday voted to build a civil rights museum, a project pushed by Governor Haley Barbour amid criticism that he was doing so to help a possible presidential campaign. Brazile: Is Dr. King's achievement at risk? (CNN) On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Went to Memphis, Tennessee, to stand in solidarity with sanitation workers of AFSCME Local 1733 and the wider community they inspired. Unions mark MLK's death with national protests (Boston) The eldest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Said Monday if his father had not been killed 43 years ago, the civil rights icon would be fighting alongside the workers rallying to protect collective bargaining rights. Rome International Festival and Concert set for April 8-9 (Rome News - Tribune) The eighth annual Rome International Festival will be held at Bridgepoint Plaza in Downtown Rome on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9. Admission to both events is free. The Root: After King's Death, His Work Still Goes On (National Public Radio) American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sits on a couch and speaks on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama in 1961. Marjory Wilkin's snapshots convey a legacy of love (The Post-Standard) Published: Monday, April 04, 2011, 7:05 AM Updated: Monday, April 04, 2011, 9:04 AM Dennis Nett / The Post-Standard Marjory Wilkins photographed daily life in her neighborhood, Syracuse's 15th Ward. Dave Newhouse: A policeman of many firsts (Ledger Dispatch) Odell Sylvester, 86, Oakland's first African American deputy police chief, stands in front of a wall in his home that commemorates many of his academic and law enforcement achievements Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Oakland Calif. More African-American News...