1/15/18- Leading up to Martin Luther King Jr. day, President Donald Trump was caught calling immigrants coming from African nations and the country of Haiti, “s-hole countries.” In light of that, Roland Martin tells us why we can’t pay attention to Trump and why we have to be called to action like Martin Luther King […]

A picture of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. in his casket along with a link to an article was tweeted and then quickly deleted by Newsweek. The NY Daily News reports that the tweet garnered lots of backlash with many people calling the news publication out for the posting and using the image. […]

It’s the beginning of the year and some of your favorite celebrities have birthdays this month. January 1 Morris Chestnut January 2 Cuba Gooding Jr. January 3 Marc Morial January 6 John Singleton January 7  Zora Neal Hurston January 10 Max Roach January 11 Mary J. Blige January 13  Traci Bingham January 15 Martin Luther […]

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  4/5/17- Roland Martin talks to the TJMS audience live from the 2017 Fantastic Voyage about the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Listen below.

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A new documentary about James Baldwin, the late activist-writer, highlights America’s disappointing progress around issues of race and equality.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Scott Shepherd didn’t fire the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr., but the former Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon says he has always felt remorse toward the family of the slain civil rights leader and all who honor his legacy. He reached for atonement Monday evening, sitting on a dais next […]

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ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Monday signed an order ending an ownership dispute over the Rev. Martin Luther King‘s traveling Bible and Nobel Peace Prize medal that had essentially pitted the slain civil rights leader’s two sons against their sister. The consent order signed by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney says the […]

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ATLANTA (AP) — The historic home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born is closed for repairs. Officials with the National Park Service released a statement Sunday saying a structural issue was found in the home’s floor and repairs must be made before public tours can resume. It’s unclear when the repairs will […]

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ATLANTA (AP) — An ownership dispute over the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s Nobel Peace Prize and traveling Bible is one step closer to trial. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney declined to rule Thursday in the dispute over the two items that has effectively pitted King’s two sons against his daughter. That means […]

Jasmine Sanders has got 10 powerful quotes from Martin Luther King Jr., in the spirit of his birthday and the national holiday commemorating his legacy this past weekend. Click on the audio player for the inspirational words on “The D.L. Hughley Show!” RELATED: Martin Luther King Jr. Stands With Eric Garner, Slain NYPD Officer For “New Yorker” […]