Smokey Fontaine of NewsOne.com joins Roland Martin, via HP’s SkyRoom from News One’s New York headquarters for this week’s edition of Web Watch. In this week’s installment of Web Watch Roland and Smokey Fontaine discuss stopping the spread of hate on the Internet and the You Tube sensation with the “golden voice” hit a hurdle […]
Here are some books authored by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr that you may be interested in reading.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his family observed Martin Luther King Day with a brief service project at a Washington school Monday. The president, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, were greeted in the cafeteria of Stuart Hobson Middle School by a chorus of “Happy Birthday” for the first lady, […]
New England — Thoughts on Round 2 of the NFL postseason (subtitle: Who Woulda Believed?): • Consider: We’re two weeks into the playoffs, and both No. 1 seeds – the 14-2 Patriots and 13-3 Falcons – are gone. Neither so much as won a game. Also gone are all five Pro Bowl quarterbacks who made […]
It was the late spring of 1963, and my friend Martin was exhausted. The campaign to integrate the public facilities in Birmingham had been successful but also tremendously taxing. In its aftermath, he wanted nothing more than to take Coretta and the children away for a vacation and forget – forget the looming book deadline, […]
Your favorite Classic Soul, R&B, and Hip-Hop artist pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr with “King Holiday” in 1986.
ATLANTA — Saying the shooting in Arizona that killed six and seriously wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords underscores the need for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message, the civil rights leader’s son was expected to address a crowd gathered Monday to mark the 25th anniversary of the federal holiday for his father.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, we remember and celebrate the women who walked beside him in order to make our world a better place. Samuel L. Jackson Channels Martin Luther King For Ebony Mag [PHOTOS] “Precious” Director Begins Next Film, An MLK Biopic, With Kravitz
Source From http://www.newsnet5.com CLEVELAND – From Lorain to Cleveland to Akron, and throughout Northeast Ohio, events are planned today to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The annual Martin Luther King Day Breakfast was held at 7:30 this morning at the Marriott Hotel Key Center. NewsChannel5’s Danita Harris is the emcee of […]
Source From http://www.bvonmovies.com/ While they were the only Blacks nominated this year, Idris Elba nor Halle Berry were never expected to win in their categories, respectively, at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Elba, who was nominated Best Actor in Miniseries for his role in the BBC series ‘Luther,’ lost out to Al Pacino, who […]
Source From http://black-history.blackvoices.com After pushing through fund-raising and construction setbacks, the long-awaited memorial to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is scheduled to open in Washington, D.C., in fall of 2011. The culmination of 14 years of fund-raising, the project is now only $14 million away from it’s goal of $120 million. Once completed, the […]
Source From http://black-history.blackvoices.com Today we celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., a man known to America and the world because of his commitment to peace: peace as the goal and as the key strategy. If ever we needed a holiday to focus us on this ideal, it is now. I am unable […]
