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Tag Archives: Martin Luther King Jr.
Why Martin Luther King’s Dream Is Still Unfulfilled
By Annie-Rose Strasser Rather than simply celebrating the accomplishments of his life on Martin Luther King, Jr. day, this year ThinkProgress wants to take a look back at the unfinished parts of King’s legacy. While the civil rights leader changed … Continue reading
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
In January 1965, Playboy published Alex Haley’s interview with the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., shortly after King received the Nobel Peace Prize. In those days, the magazine still wasn’t identifying the interviewer by name, so Haley reported anonymously: “So … Continue reading
Posted in Soul Brother Presents
Tagged Alex Haley, Hugh Hefner, interview, Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize, Playboy
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Commentary: Congress Honors Four Little Black Girls and American Resolve
By Jonathan P. Hicks It has been nearly 50 years since four young Black girls were killed in a bombing in a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama at the height of the civil rights movement. And to commemorate that horrific … Continue reading
Posted in News from the Soul Brother
Tagged 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Alabama, Birmingham Church Bombing, Boston Marathon Bombings, civil rights movement, Congressional Gold Medal, Fred Shuttlesworth, George Wallace, Martin Luther King Jr., Osama Bin Laden, Ralph David Abernathy
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BET Awards ’11
Last night’s BET Awards was one of the best in a long time. That’s not saying a whole lot. There was an energy present that was missing from some of the earlier shows. Kevin Hart was an above average host. The kids … Continue reading
Congratulations Black America We’ve Made The KKK Very Proud!!!
By Garvey Ashhurst In early 2011, the Ku Klux Klan released a letter applauding young black males for their efforts, and thanking them for their contribution to African American communities. Here’s the letter: “The KU KLUX KLAN would like to take this … Continue reading →