To celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Jay Z‘s streaming service Tidal placed some is the civil rights hero’s most important speeches in a playlist. From the epic “I Have A Dream” speech and lectures on Vietnam to Non-Violent vs. Violent protests, this playlist is not only amazing but you may need […]
The Schomburg, which houses more than 10 million objects pertaining to Black culture, announced the news on Wednesday night.
Attorney Jack Greenberg, a protege of and successor to Thurgood Marshall at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the last lawyer to have argued Brown v. Board of Education, has died at 91.
Roland Martin addresses the fundamental issue he has with the GOP and a number of discriminatory policies they support.
Minister Louis Farrakhan sat down with TV One’s Roland Martin for an exclusive hour-long interview on NewsOne Now to discuss the 20th anniversary of the Million…
Most people would acknowledge that we are a society obsessed with consumption. There is never enough to satiate our appetites. In fact, it’s the way of…
Dr. Cornel West: In America, To Be Successful You Can’t Call Yourself Unapologetically Black [VIDEO]
Dr. Cornel West joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” a few weeks ago to discuss his book “Black Prophetic Fire” and shared his views about…
As reported earlier in the month, the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has demanded that daughter Bernice King return her father’s Nobel Peace…
Two days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2008, our President Barack Obama had the privilege to speak at Dr. Kings church in Atlanta, Georgia. See his inspiring speech below:
(Washington, DC) — The groundbreaking was in 2007. Construction was supposed to begin in 2008. One year later, and the MLK Memorial Foundation says it’s still waiting on a building permit from the U.S. Park Service to begin construction of a memorial to Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.MLK Memorial Foundation President Harry Johnson says he’ll […]
