Today marks the day that we observe the birthday of Nobel Peace Prize winner, scholar and activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The holiday symbolizes the struggle and courage of a civil rights leader who had hoped the nations would come together in peace. This is also the day that the nations’ first black president, […]
The TJMS reacts to commentator Tavis Smiley’s comments about President Obama not being the fulfillment of MLK’s dream.
Roland Martin talks with Ambassador Andrew Young about what needs to happen in President Obama’s second term for it to be successful.
President Barack Obama is subtly incorporating race into his inauguration for a second term in the White House. When Obama is publicly sworn-in on Monday as America’s 45th president, he will place his right hand on two weather-worn Bibles – one owned by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the other by Abraham Lincoln – […]
Football’s on tap this weekend as the AFC and NFC are playing the championship games that determine who goes to the Super Bowl. We don’t have a dog in that race, we just want to see Beyonce! Oprah gets a confession from Lance Armstrong….or not, Halle Berry is on the small screen and your favorite […]
Monday, January 21, 2013 is the day that we observe the work of civil rights visionary, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The legislation making Dr. King’s birthday a federal holiday was signed in 1983 under the Reagan administration, but it would take an additional 17 years for the entire U.S. to embrace the MLK holiday. […]
The TJMS does a special birthday tribute to clergyman, activist and one of the prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement Dr. Martin Luther King Jr who was born on January 15, 1929.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is putting a symbolic twist on a time-honored tradition, taking the oath of office for his second term with his hand placed not on a single Bible but on two — one owned by Martin Luther King Jr. and one by Abraham Lincoln. The inclusion of King’s Bible is […]
Tommy Davidson talks with the crew about the MLK memorial and more on the TJMS in his final segment on the show.
Roland Martin talks with Harry Johnson of the Memorial Foundation about the re-modeling of the Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington D.C.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Magician David Copperfield said Wednesday he purchased a newly discovered audiotape of a Martin Luther King Jr. interview and would donate it to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis to promote the civil rights icon's message of nonviolence. Copperfield told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he purchased the 1960 […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Stephon Tull was looking through dusty old boxes in his father's attic in Chattanooga a few months ago when he stumbled onto something startling: an audio reel labeled, "Dr. King interview, Dec. 21, 1960." He wasn't sure what he had until he borrowed a friend's reel-to-reel player and listened to the […]
