May 18, 2013

SCLC to Host Inaugural Festivities & People’s Inaugural Gala

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) will host the SCLC Inaugural Festivities & People’s Inaugural Gala on Sunday, January 20th in Washington, D.C. The Gala will highlight the accomplishments of the organization throughout it’s history, celebrate the re-election of President Barack Obama, and pay homage to it’s founder, Dr. King, who made it all possible. “These exciting [...]




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Clifton Powell turns 56 today

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Singer/musician will.i.am turns 37 today.

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The UK Corner Book Review: ‘The Last Holiday A Memoir’ by Gil Scott Heron

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*The power of the late great Gil Scott Heron’s way with words is hard to ignore. His poetic ability makes this much anticipated book a joy to read. It not only engages, but it also educates. If it were just a biography tracing Heron’s 1950’s Southern roots, it would satisfy. But, it goes beyond a [...]




Tony Bennett Talks Race, Obama ahead of PBS’ Duets II

(L-R) Harry Belafonte, Dr. Martin Luther King, Tony Bennett

*In Harry Belafonte’s recent HBO documentary “Sing Your Song,” the singer/activist spoke about recruiting his famous friends, including singer Tony Bennett, to join him in Alabama to support Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. Earlier this month, during a Television Critics Association panel for his PBS special “Tony Bennett: Duets [...]




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Actor George O. Gore II turns 29 today

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Jazz trumpeter Clark Terry turns 91 today

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Full Video of Obama’s Speech at the MLK Memorial

Vice President Joe Biden applauds as US President Barack Obama arrives at the microphone to speak during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

*Nearly half a century after Martin Luther King, Jr. led the historic March on Washington for equality, tens of thousands came to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication. The memorial to Dr. King has been open since August, but the dedication was delayed due to Hurricane Irene. [...]




ESPN to Host ‘Content of Character’ Town Hall with Spike Lee

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*ESPN will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a multiplatform weeklong initiative, “Content of Character,” starting tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 11, and ending on the national holiday, Monday, Jan. 17. Highlights include a two-hour “town hall” discussion about the current image of the black athlete with director Spike [...]




Jasmine Guy-Directed ‘I Dream’ Finds its MLK

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*Quentin Earl Darrington, who played Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the recent Tony-nominated revival of Ragtime, has been cast as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the new Jasmine Guy-helmed musical I Dream. The rhythm-and-blues opera runs through July 31 at Atlanta’s Alliance Stage at the Woodruff Arts Center beginning tonight – with an official [...]




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Kanye West turns 33 today

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Funeral Services Set for Dr. Dorothy Height

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*Memorial services for civil rights matriarch Dorothy I. Height will take place next week in D.C. and are expected to draw an array of civil rights figures and dignitaries, according to the Washington Post. On Tuesday, a public viewing will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Dorothy I. Height headquarters of the [...]