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*A Texas group has made billboards saying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican, and that minority voters should vote Republican too. The man behind the billboards in Texas, Claver Kamau-Imani, said his group whose site is RagingElephants.org, tries to court minority voters to the Republican Party, reports Memphis station WREG. [Click here to [...]
*Atlanta is about getting hot today/Tuesday with a powerful luncheon with Martin Luther King, III and the Rev. Al Sharpton for a the National Action Network’s voter engagement. Other guests will include Pastor Michael A. Walrond, Jr., head of NAN’s Ministers Division and Pastor Japser Williams of Salem Baptist Church. The luncheon will begin at [...]
*Bounce TV will pay tribute to Donna Summer tonight with the programming block “Bounce TV Remembers Donna Summer,” featuring an episode of “Soul Train” beginning at 8 p.m. EST and followed by her film “Thank God It’s Friday.” “Bounce TV Remembers Donna Summer” will feature her memorable ‘Soul Train’ episode from 1976 in which she [...]
*Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN), has announced that from March 4-9, NAN and partnering national organizations, congressional leaders, and activists will lead a march from Selma to Montgomery to lead the fight to protect civil and voter rights. The 5-day march will commemorate the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights [...]
*Another network targeting African Americans is headed to television next year. Soul of the South Network, keying in on the southern U.S., plans to spend at least $10 million by early next year to launch in at least 50 markets offering entertainment, sports, news and cultural programming, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Among cities where [...]
Top left going clockwise: Martin Luther King III, Will Packer, Andrew Young III and Rob Hardy (Photo: CentricTV.com) *Bounce TV, a new broadcast network geared toward African-American viewers, will debut on Sept. 26, the network announced today. Founded by Martin Luther King III, Andrew Young III, television executives Ryan Glover and Jonathan Katz, and filmmakers Rob [...]
*A new 24-hour/seven-day-a-week broadcast television network based in Atlanta and targeted toward African-Americans is set to debut this fall from founders Martin Luther King III, Andrew Young and Andrew “Bo” Young III. Bounce TV announced Monday it will target African-Americans between the ages of 25-54 with a programming slate featuring theatrical motion pictures, live sporting [...]
*In a late-night statement released to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday, Martin Luther King III confirmed his involvement in discussions to purchase a part of the New York Mets. King said that he hoped that the venture, if successful, would increase diversity among the owners in professional sports. He also pointed out the obvious: major [...]
*As unlikely as this may sound, but the son of the greatest Civil Rights leader of all time is considering buying a piece of the New York Mets baseball team. Martin Luther King III has joined former Met player Ed Kranepool and others to explore the idea of purchasing at least a 50 percent share [...]
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