King Envisioned a Unified America On Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday, millions of Americans celebrate and pay respect with a day of service to others and reflection on King’s legacy.  As we reflect, we are moved by a deep feeling of reverence especially when we think of how his work has changed America and has […]

Join” Sunday Morning Live” with Dr. J Thomas Smith from 9:00-11:00 (ct). Take part in the conversation by phone with our guests Rushion Mcdonald and Alan D.  Freeman discussing the 23rd MLK Grande Parade. Also on board, Attorney Ricky Anderson, and Donnell Cooper of the North Houston Frontiers Club sharing information on the 28th MLK […]

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  4/4/16- Rev.  Jesse Jackson talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Click the…

Cornel West praised Sanders and compared his efforts for the Black community to MLK. He even called him "Brother Bernie" during the discussion.

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Roland Martin talks with Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. about the legacy of her father and if he would support the Black Lives Matter Movement.

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Sutton died "peacefully" at Saint Joseph Hospital in Atlanta on Saturday, Alta Sutton, the leader's daughter, said.

    The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the country’s most lauded citizens, will be finally honored by his home state with…

That “Selma” reign just won’t let up! In celebration of the DVD release of Ava DuVernay’s inspirational and Academy Award-winning epic film “Selma,” Paramount Home…

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Many high fashion magazines have come under fire for not featuring enough women of color on their covers, but Vogue is finally deciding to embrace some diversity.…

‘Selma,’ director Ava DuVernay delivered a keynote speech at the 2015 SXSW Music, Film and Interactive Festival, during her speech she got a chance to discuss her Oscar experience  when she went to the 87th Academy Awards ceremony recently. Although Ava’s film was shut out by the academy’s voting pane for directing and acting, ‘Variety,’ […]

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Common and John Legend captured Oscar gold on Sunday with their win for Best Original Song for “Glory,” the title track to  the movie “Selma”.…

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Words can be a powerful tool for change. Here are 10 speeches by African-Americans whose words impacted everyone who heard them. President Obama’s 2009 Inaugural…