Little Known Black History Facts
Little Known Black History Fact: Project C
On May 2, 1963 a large crowd of black teens came rushing through the doors of the 16th Street Baptist Church in protest of Bull…
Tag: Martin Luther King Jr.
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Decades After MLK Death, Memphis Jobs in Spotlight
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Decades after Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death here, some of the striking sanitation workers who marched with him…
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AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on Dr. Martin Luther King & More
Roland Martin talks with AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders about the 45th Anniversary of Martin Luther King‘s assassination. Dr. King was killed while standing with AFSCME…
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Fighting for Injustices Small or Large
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr. was credited for this quote and it is used consistently even in 2013.…
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MLK King Legacy for Sale?
There are two sides to every story, I know. So, when I hear about the in-fighting, the lawsuits and what appears to be greed coming…
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Roland Martin on the MLK Memorial Foundation Name Change
Roland Martin talks with Joseph Williams about why the MLK Memorial Foundation is being forced to change its name by the King children.
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MLK Memorial Foundation Forced to Change Name by King Children
They spent six years raising more than $100 million, one cocktail fundraiser, and souvenir mug and lapel pin at a time. And on October 16,…
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US Stopping Use of Term ‘Negro’ for Census Surveys
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word “Negro” to describe black Americans in surveys.…
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Does ‘Betty and Coretta’ Slander Minister Louis Farrakhan?
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is a much better man than I am. Farrakhan hasn’t filed a lawsuit for slander against the producers of…
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Dr. King’s Daughter Carries the Non-Violence Torch
As our country engages in serious discourse over violence and gun control, Bernice King reminds us of her father’s message 45 years later. The youngest…
