Turley attempted to use the Civil Rights Movement and King as an example of unfairness but instead showed his ignorance of repression experienced during the period.
As we approach the national holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let us remember a film that debuted on this day (Jan. 12) 23 years ago. Our Friend, Martin is nostalgic cinema that every 90's kid recalls watching in their adolescence. Watch the film inside.
In the years since the assassination of Dr. King, much has been said about the agency's plans to tear down the civil rights leader.
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., remains one of the most highly investigated and second-guessed murders of our time. While James Earl Ray pled guilty to killing the civil rights leader and was sentenced to life in prison, Coretta Scott King and other members of his inner circle had suggested that Dr. King was a “victim of conspiracy.”
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Park was created to give back to the community where the civil rights icon was raised, but it was recently on the receiving end thanks to a sizable donation to encourage recycling.
The same FBI that spied on Martin Luther King Jr. apparently thought the best way to celebrate his civil rights legacy on his national holiday was to use the good reverend doctor’s own words in vain.
Despite Monday’s cold temperatures, Baltimore showed up and showed out at the 19th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade in honor of MLK Day! Radio One Baltimore’s own Konan of 92Q and April Watts of Magic 95.9 served as emcees once again this year as various city agencies and groups made their way down […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 49 years ago today, April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee. A Baptist minister and founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), King led the civil rights movement from the mid-1950s, using a combination of powerful words and non-violent tactics such as sit-ins, boycotts and protest marches, most […]
