At the request of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, gospel singer Donnie McClurkin, who has said God delivered him from “the curse” of homosexuality, withdrew as a performer at a city-sponsored concert on Saturday night, Aug. 10, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. McClurkin’s withdrawal from the event, which is being organized by the D.C. […]
President Obama has called for a National Day of Service to kick off the inauguration ceremonies and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a whole holiday weekend of service. On Sat. Jan, 19, Obama is urging people nationwide to channel the spirit of King, who famously said “Life’s most persistent and […]
Hovering above Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Dallas, a provocative billboard makes a controversial claim in black and red block letters: “Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican. VOTE REPUBLICAN!” It’s a claim, and a voter registration tactic, that has been used before, despite a decidedly mixed reactions from community members who see it. […]
Today is the 26th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. Here are some interesting things you may have forgotten.
This past weekend, President Obama, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton were among the thousands at the dedication of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in DC but one major celeb was missing, Oprah Winfrey. According to one New York paper, the multi-billion-dollar media mogul has passed on events and giving to […]
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was not a fan of Martin Luther King Jr, once describing him as “tricky” and a “phony,” after hearing FBI tapes of him with a woman other than his wife in a hotel room. (Hmmmmm she didn’t know about JFK’s own adulterous affairs?? I’m just saying) Jacqueline Kennedy spoke of her disgust […]
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, […]
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 […]
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.
ESPN host, Mike Greenberg made a big mistake on his show yesterday. He referred to Martin Luther King Jr. as “Martin Luther Coon.”