It took three formidable black women to lead the quest for justice for Freddie Gray. Coincidence or serendipity? Marilyn Mosby, the 35-year-old Baltimore City prosecutor,…

Clarence E. Huntley, Jr. (pictured left) and Joseph Shambrey (pictured right), both 91, were lifelong friends and members of prestigious air fleet the Tuskegee Airmen. Both gentlemen passed away…

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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…

This past Sunday morning was beyond normal at the House of Hope in Decatur, GA! In the midst of Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Jr. ministering…

It has been decades in the making.  A statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was supposed to be unveiled in MacGregor Park this weekend to…

As we celebrate MLK Week-end, here’s a brief on the life of Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor, humanitarian and leader in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s. www.livescience.com has the complete story.  Read more:  

Join Val Wilson and Dr. J Thomas Smith for “Sunday Morning Live” from 9:00-11:00.  Join in the conversation with our guests Charlene Johnson and Donnell Cooper of The North Houston Frontiers Club, discussing its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast.  We’ll also be joined by Deloyd T. Parker, Jr., Co-Founder and Executive Director […]

The half brother of Tiger Woods, Earl Denison Woods, Jr., was cuffed Thursday for allegedly calling in a phony bomb threat to his Phoenix, Ariz., place of employment. He is facing charges of using an electronic device to terrify, intimidate, threaten or harass others. By, News One Staff Read more:http://blackamericaweb.com/196213/tiger-woods-half-brother-arrested-for-making-prank-bomb-threat/

Join Val Wilson and me this morning on “Sunday Morning Live” at 9:00 with our guests:  Former State Representative, Ron Wilson; Don Dotson writer of “When Children Pray”;  Jessica Gray from the Prairie View NASA  Micorgravity Experience Program; Howard C. Harris, Jr., Professor of Music and Founder and Director of Jazz Studies at Texas Southern […]

Whether they make music or not, some people in entertainment are one-hit wonders. They do one TV show, one movie and blow up, but then…

On today’s “Sunday Morning Live” Dr. J Thomas Smith and Val Wilson were  joined by guests Darryl Ewing, Certified Fitness Trainer/American Council on Exercise who discussed “Achieving Your Fitness Goals in 2013.” Plus, Sylvester Brown of the Black Heritage Society shared information on MLK Jr. Activities around the city. Also, Gospel Recording Artist and Mufasa’s […]