Let’s call this what it is.

The sudden release of over 230,000 pages of FBI files on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — two years ahead of schedule — is not about transparency. It’s a calculated, racially motivated campaign to tarnish the legacy of one of America’s greatest moral leaders. Discredit the man. Discredit the movement. Then, discredit the holiday.

This latest move unfolds amid a broader reactionary wave: voter suppression, book bans, attacks on civil rights — all aimed at rewriting history. Dr. King, the moral backbone of nonviolent protest, is the latest target. First comes character assassination via selective FBI leaks, next comes “debate” over whether he deserves a day on the federal calendar.

Let’s talk timing — or rather, twisted purpose. Charlie Kirk, a far-right activist a

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