We know so much about what he dedicated his life's work towards, but here's some things about MLK Jr. that you might not have known.

Nina Simone's legacy will be introduced to new audiences when the film, Nina, starring Zoe Saldana, is released in theaters next month. The biopic tells the story of Simone's relationship with her nurse-turned-manager Clifton Henderson and will highlight the later years of Simone's tumultuous life.

Ahead of the Martin Luther King holiday, military officials this week yanked an offensive flyer that featured an image of the slain civil rights leader on an advertisement for a "fun shoot" at a Georgia Air Force base, reports the AJC.

In the latest example of persistent and ingrained racism in America, police are searching for two White men spotted on video placing Confederate flags at…

Also in today's round-up, Greece accepts a bailout plan with creditors after missing the IMF deadline and Donna Karen steps down from DKI.

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Roland Martin sat down with  David Oyelowo to talk about the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic, “Selma” and shares his thoughts about the playing the role…

Congratulations to my former boss Stevie Wonder, back in the early 90’s I headed up the Operations of Programming for Stevie’s radio station KJLH, in Los Angeles for a short period of time and he had some of the best of times. Well it looks like he’s still having the best of times as he […]

As we anticipate the long-awaited release of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic Selma, The New York Times has uncovered a letter from a FBI affiliate…

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(HOUSTON) — Houston will unveil a new statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend. The new MLK statue is a powerful reminder of King’s…

“Sparkle” actress Carmen Ejogo was cast opposite David Oyelowo in “Selma.” Oyelowo will play the civil rights leader Martin Luther King while Ejogo takes a…