A driver says he was shot on 71 South near MLK. Police are still investigating what happen. Via Fox19 The man, 29, showed up via private vehicle at University of Cincinnati Medical Center just before midnight. He told officers the occupants of another vehicle fired into his car, striking him in the left arm, hip […]
Cincinnati is marching to keep the peace in the streets. Via: (WKRC) “Enough!” That’s the message as about 100 people came together on the Martin Luther King Jr. bridge to march against violence Sunday afternoon. “I want my grandkids to grow up in a society where they can go where they want without having to […]
At this time of year there are many different posts about Martin Luther King Jr. Usually they rehash the same information. Here are 8 facts that are not commonly discussed that you should know. Fact 1: He was born Michael Luther King, Jr. January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Fact 2: His father, Michael King, Sr., […]
Bernice King, the daughter of the late Coretta Scott King, wants her mother’s letters, speeches, and commentary published.
During the event, actors, activists, and musicians will pay homage to Dr. King with recitations of his most revered speeches, as well as musical performances.
McIntosh County Sheriff's Deputy Brant Gaither and another local officer were caught swapping racist and misogynistic jokes on Facebook.
Harriet Tubman isn’t the only African American or woman to get historic face time on U.S. currency. In addition to Tubman landing the $20 bill, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew also announced today that Sojourner Truth, Marian Anderson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be added to bills as well. The back of the […]
Monday night's event highlighted historic speeches by civil rights heroes like MLK, Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, Sojourner Truth, and Shirley Chisholm, recited by Lin Miranda-Manuel, Andre Holland, Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte.
He Wrote 5 Books, and Delivered An Average Of 450 Speeches A Year. You probably Only Know About 1 or 2. These Are Just A Few Of The Ones You May Have Overlooked But Just As Powerful. CLICK HERE for story.
Roland Martin talks to Pastor Corey Brooks of Chicago about the boycott of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel‘s prayer breakfast in light of the suspected corruption around…
KENT– A national playwright is speaking out after a Kent State University adaptation of her production featured a white actor portraying Martin Luther King, Jr. The school’s pan-african studies department began a two-week run of “The Mountaintop,” a play written by Katori Hall imagining the fictional events that may have taken place the evening before […]
