Entertainment

It’s that time of year. With every award season comes inevitable questions about the accuracy of factual-based contenders. This season, the target is shaping up to be Paramount’s Selma. The Golden Globe nominee for Best Film and Best Director follows the 1964 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on this day, the first in a trio of laws that passed which ushered in a new wave of racial equality. Despite the tragic circumstances leading up to the passing of the bill, the moment was instrumental in changing the future of […]

The Poor People’s Campaign was an effort started by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Leadership Christian Conference (SCLC) in response to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War On Poverty” initiative. The SCLC was upset that President Johnson diverted government funds originally intended for the war on poverty to the Vietnam War instead. […]