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What's in a Name? At DC Premiere, Documentary Tackles Reclaiming MLK Boulevards

Nbcwashington · · 340 words · By Walter Morris
Urban Revitalization Civil Rights Legacy Systemic Racism
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“more than 900 streets across the country named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
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The provided evidence contains general information about Martin Luther King Jr. and unrelated Wikipedia entries (Mexico, US Army), but no specific data or counts regarding the number of streets named after him.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America and borders the United States of America to the north, and Guatemala and Be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South) is one of the four census regions of the Unite…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Army created a large number of notional deception formations that were used in a number of World War II deception operations. The most notable fictional US formation was the First Un…
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“Amber Payne, co-director of the documentary “Avenues of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards,””
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Web search results explicitly identify Amber Payne as a journalist and the co-director of the documentary 'Avenues of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing to far-right political party in the United States. It emerged as the main rival of the Democratic Party in the 1850s, and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
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web search NEUTRAL — Amber is used in jewelry and as a healing agent in folk medicine. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents. Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree res…
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“Payne, a journalist and the film’s co-director”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Amber Payne is a journalist, including her profile at The Emancipator, a journalism podcast, and her role as managing editor of NBCBLK.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amber Payne (Photo Credit: Lucy Polly). Amber Payne is the first managing editor of NBCBLK, a section within NBCNEWS.COM that launched in early 2015.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amber Payne is an award-winning journalist, executive producer, editor and storyteller with a track record for creating bold content that drives conversation.
https://theemancipator.org/author/amber-payne/
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web search NEUTRAL — A journalism appreciation podcast – we interview journalists about who they are and what they do. Listen at pod.link/journalismsalute or wherever you get your podcasts. Empowering Underrepresented Gro…
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“She and the rest of the film’s crew went to Baltimore and St. Louis to take a deep dive into the history behind the streets named after the civil rights icon”
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Web search results explicitly state that the documentary 'Avenues of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards' highlights residents and scholars in St. Louis and Baltimore.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 musical biographical drama film that focuses on the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen, from the formation of the band in 1970 to their…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader, who came from a background of pove…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theodore Roosevelt High School, originally Roosevelt High School, the third public high school to open in the Bronx, New York, operated from 1918 until its permanent closure in 2006. Shutting down inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_High_School…
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“You can watch the documentary for free on Comcast Xfinity's Black Experience channel.”
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A web search result from Comcast NBCUniversal confirms the documentary is available on Xfinity channel 1622 and via the 'Black Experience' voice command.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 musical biographical drama film that focuses on the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen, from the formation of the band in 1970 to their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader, who came from a background of pove…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theodore Roosevelt High School, originally Roosevelt High School, the third public high school to open in the Bronx, New York, operated from 1918 until its permanent closure in 2006. Shutting down inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_High_School…
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