Trump Policy Rollbacks Spark Protests During 40th Martin Luther King Day
Advocacy groups like the Movement for Black Lives are staging nationwide protests during the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day following the rollback of civil rights initiatives by Trump.The federal holiday, first established in 1986 through the efforts of Stevie Wonder and Coretta Scott King, is being observed as banks and post offices across the USA close for the day.While traditional ceremonies continue, retailers like
Target and
Costco remain open as activists criticize new federal policies and recent law enforcement violence in Minneapolis.
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