SELMA, Ala. — On March 7, 1965, Black civil rights activists were brutally attacked while marching for voting rights in what became known as Bloody Sunday. The violent response to their peaceful protest sparked national outrage and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Now, 60 years later, thousands are gathering […]
MLK Day Holiday isn't just a day off of work to sit around in your PJs. Learn a little something, too. Today, the nation is commemorating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and in Atlanta in particular, his home church will be filled with dignitaries and community leaders honoring his legacy. Today Atlanta's Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church is hosting the annual MLK Day Commemorative Service that begins at 10 a.m. Attendees will include Ahead of that, we're remembering the actual history of the man who many have revised to fit a more palatbale narrative. We all know the basics about Dr. King; his civil rights work, sit-ins, and speeches. We've learned about him since we first learned how to read. But there are some interesting facts about his life that the school books don't teach you. With that, take a look below and learn some interesting facts about the only non-President to have a national holiday dedicated in his honor.
As most of us celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy on Monday, racist white folks were out here trying their hardest to undo his legacy. 51-year-old Mark Allen Bartlett has been arrested and charged with carrying a concealed firearm after video footage showed him waving a gun and spewing racial slurs at young, Black cyclists […]
#CivilRightsTwitter Blows Up The Internet Man, our people sure know how to turn anything into comedy. After Shaun King sent his shots and got dragged off Twitter, the Internet started a #CivilRightsTwitter to show what would happen if activists of yesteryear had access to social media. The results are the funniest thing you’ll see today.
Are they trying to imply that Black voters only vote for black candidates?
This is straight from Tyrese to you all… in honor of Black History Month.
Happy MLK Day! Check out what these folks at DC’s MLK Memorial had to say about the icon.
Martin Luther King, Jr. still remains an iconic and towering figure of the African-American Civil Rights movement, his distinctive timbre still ringing in the minds of anyone who has ever heard one of his many recorded speeches.