Clarence B. Jones, a top civil rights activist and lawyer who helped write part of Dr.

Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped pen his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, has died. He was 95.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson got a warm sendoff Sunday as he prepares for a trip to the Vatican.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was headed to Rome on Wednesday to meet with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.

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