June 19, 2013

Between the Lines: Reconstructing King: Justice Is Not Everything To Everybody

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*This week is our annual “King Dance.” I call it the King dance because it’s the time of year when American society dances around the meaning of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contributions to the evolution of American society. It is really difficult to grapple with the compromise of King. King was more than [...]




Programmers, Sign Up for 2012 Edition of ‘King: From Atlanta to the Mountaintop’

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*Rabercom and The Electronic Urban Report/EUR are gearing up for another phenomenal airing of the stellar program “King From Atlanta to the Mountaintop. “  To date this is the most prolific radio broadcast to air nationwide annually on the third Monday of January, the official holiday known as King Day!  The 2012 edition will also [...]




‘Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of Martin Luther King’ Airs Sunday on BET

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*”Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of Martin Luther King” reveals the little-known story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fraternity days as a member of the country’s first black fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, when he was a 23-year-old divinity student in Boston. Produced by Rainforest Films for Black Entertainment Television (BET), the half-hour special, to be [...]




Alveda King: Abortion a Civil Rights Issue?

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*The niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is pushing back against fellow African-American Christians who have accused her of hijacking the civil rights movement for her own political agenda – namely to protect the unborn. “It is absolutely ludicrous that abortion supporters would accuse a blood relative of Dr. King of hijacking the King [...]