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On his Friday NewsOne Now radio show, Roland Martin slammed Dexter King regarding the the King family’s latest legal battle. After playing audio from the…

Today, August 28, 2013, commemorates the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. President Obama is scheduled to address the nation at the ‘Let Freedom Ring’ commemoration. The President’s address will educate today’s youth with the civil right’s struggles of the 1960’s and to reflect on how far the country […]

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MEMPHIS, Tenn.  — They rode the streets of Memphis in creaky, dangerous garbage trucks, picking up trash from home after home, toiling for a sanitation…

In December 2007, Mitt Romney was asked by “Meet The Press” host Tim Russert about the history of racism in the Mormon church, which excluded African Americans from participation until 1978. Romney claimed that his father marched with Martin Luther King. Romney would also claim that he “saw his father march with Martin Luther King” […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Some forward-looking college professors enabled television’s Smithsonian Channel to offer a look at the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. from the time in which it occurred. SEE ALSO: Dead Friend Buried Beneath Christmas Presents The network said Wednesday it will air a documentary in February culled primarily from local news footage […]

A new book titled “Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy,” says that the former first lady didn’t think too highly of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She called him “phony” and “tricky” in a 1964 interview in which she spoke about life in the White House. Former First […]

On Martin Luther King day NewsOne honors him by presenting the top 5 songs paying tribute to him. Here’s our Top 5 Martin Luther King Tribute songs. 1. Happy Birthday-Stevie Wonder. I love this song. They used to play it on the loudspeakers on every MLK day and elementary school. 2. Pride in the Name […]

The Washington D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial will be dedicated on August 28th, 2011. So far, they have raised $111Mil of the $120Mil goal! See how you can help below. As we celebrate his legacy and his vision of freedom and equality for all mankind, we encourage you to contribute to the memorial […]

A panel assembled by The Grio has ranked the 25 most influential African American leaders of all time. Here are the top ten: 1. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2. Barack Obama 3. W.E.B. Du Bois 4. Thurgood Marshall 5. Malcolm X 6. Frederick Douglass 7. Harriet Tubman 8. Rosa Parks 9. Ida B. Wells-Barnett 10. […]

There are several parallels between President Barack Obama and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They spoke at several of the same places and met with many of the same people. Check out these pictures to see the parallel journeys of our two greatest leaders.