*Paramount is in final talks to acquire domestic distribution rights to “Selma,” the long in-the-works feature drama about Martin Luther King‘s 1965 landmark voting rights campaign regarded as the peak of the civil rights movement, and Oprah Winfrey has boarded the project as producer. Ava DuVernay, who came aboard the project in July, rewrote […]

  Wow! More King family drama going down. The Martin Luther King Jr. estate has asked a judge to force Dr. King’s daughter to give up the late civil rights leader’s Nobel Peace Prize and his famed “traveling” bible.   The complaint against Bernice King was filed Friday in an Atlanta court by her father’s […]

  Film director Oliver Stone announced that he will no longer be helming a highly anticipated biopic on the life of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. because he wasn’t allowed to show the iconic Civil Rights leader’s flaws. Dreamworks announced last fall that they were bringing King’s life to the big screen. Jamie Foxx has […]

  CLEVELAND – Looking for a great way to spend the Martin Luther King holiday and not break the bank? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has an offer that’s hard to beat. Musical performances, films, classes and more, all tied to music’s roll as a force of change in the battle […]

  To some, it’s a day of service.  To others, it’s about remembrance.  And to many, it’s about education. However you celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there are plenty of opportunities around town to enhance your experience. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized on the third Monday of January, around the time of […]

  *It should come as no surprise that Tavis Smiley is adding his two cents to the those opposed to President Obama’s proposed military actions in Syria. He says he finds fault with Obama’s plans especially on the heels of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. Smiley voiced his opinion on the matter […]

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Family in Accident After Rally at Memorial Martin Luther King Jr.’s family just got into an auto accident while leaving the rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his “I have a dream” speech. TMZ.com is reporting: . Here’s an unfortunate footnote to today’s 50th-anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington:  A charter […]

  CLEVELAND – When it comes to football, most Clevelanders bleed orange and brown together.  But when it comes to race, many say Cleveland is a city still divided 50 years after the March on Washington. “We are still facing some of the same obstacles that we did 50 years ago when it relates to […]

Thousands of marchers have taken to the streets of Washington, D.C. to march for “Jobs and Justice,” mirroring the same events from half a century ago when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others lead the March on Washington. President Barack Obama will deliver a speech in honor of the “Let Freedom Ring” commemoration at the Lincoln Memorial, […]

To commemorate the final round of events for the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s March on Washington, watch the video below video highlighting…

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Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington when over 200,000 people heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message. Many are familiar with…