Thousands of people gathered at dawn Sunday to give the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial a proper dedication on the National Mall after its opening in August. Aretha Franklin, poet Nikki Giovanni and President Barack Obama will be among those honoring the legacy of the nation’s foremost civil rights leader during a ceremony scheduled […]
WASHINGTON— Tourists and Washingtonians were about to get their first up-close look Monday at the memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The site was set to open without fanfare around 11 a.m. to kick off a week of celebrations ahead of Sunday’s official dedication. The memorial sits on the National Mall near the […]
Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) will hold a mass march for jobs and justice on Saturday, August 27, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The rally and march is expected to attract thousands of members of the civil rights community. Martin Luther King III, Tom Joyner, CEO of the National Urban League Marc Morial, […]
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated today in Memphis, Tenn. on 4-4-1968. King was in Memphis supporting workers in a struggle over wages, benefits and working conditions when he was killed. For the next 48 hours, the nation burned, riots swept 168 cities and federal troops were even called in to guard the U.S. Capitol. […]
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
Halle Berry and Samuel L. Jackson team up again…not on the silver screen but on the Broadway stage. Berry says she has signed up to star in a play called “The Mountaintop” alongside Samuel L. Jackson as her next major project. This will be Halle’s Broadway debut.
Over the past few years the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day festival, which this year takes place all-day today at the Cleveland institution, has become the venue’s largest-attended event
The eldest surviving child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King prefers to observe the national holiday in honor of his father as opposed to celebrating it.
Happy birthday Martin Luther King. Here’s a couple videos to pay tribute to you.
Cleveland celebrates Martin Luther King! Check out these awesome places to visit free of charge in Honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cleveland Orchestra Free Concert – January 18, 7pm; Severance Hall, University Circle; admission is free, but tickets are required; visit the Orchestra’s Web site for information. Cleveland Botanical Garden – […]