Blame Snoop Dogg: Female rapper’s grotesque Martin Luther King disrespect
Sexy Red, 26, may be doing some serious self-reflection first. To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the American rapper posted a photoshopped image of her and MLK in questionable circumstances. One photo featured her and MLK looking into each other's eyes at a club, and another showed her promiscuously admiring standing next to MLK […]
Martin Luther King Jr family reacts to Trump executive order declassifying FBI files
The family of Martin Luther King Jr. has provided a response to President Donald Trump's decision to release secret FBI files regarding the civil rights icon's assassination nearly 60 years ago. On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order to release files related to King's death, former President John F. Kennedy, and his brother Robert F. […]
Martin Luther King III says his father would be 'quite disappointed' with current world
Martin Luther King III, son of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., said his father would be “pretty disappointed” in the world today, but he wasn't surprised. Dr. King appeared on NBC News' “Meet the Press” and was asked about the current state of the country and what his father would think. “Frankly, he'd […]
CNN slammed for airing Luther Vandross documentary after New Orleans terror attack
CNN sparked outrage by airing a two-hour documentary about the late singer Luther Vandross hours earlier, instead of continuing coverage of the aftermath of the New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans. “In the wake of the largest terrorist act on U.S. soil in nearly a decade, @CNN is airing a two-hour documentary on […]
Diddy’s Lawyers Invoke Martin Luther King Jr., Say Alleged Trafficker Doesn’t Like Prison Food
Sean “Diddy” Combs is unhappy with the food he is receiving in prison while awaiting his next trial, his attorney said. “I think the food is probably the worst part,” Combs' lawyer Mark Agnifilo recently told reporters outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan, according to reports. report by people. Meanwhile, another member of the defense […]
MLK 3 blasts Robinson’s “grotesque characterization” of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King III slammed comments that North Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson (R) allegedly made about Martin Luther King Jr. in 2011. “I am not surprised that Mark Robinson has allegedly made inflammatory and offensive comments about my father, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. His glorification of slavery, derogatory […]
Civil Rights Leader Rev. William Lawson, Who Collaborated With Martin Luther King Jr, Dies At Age 95
The Rev. William Lawson, a pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and collaborated with Martin Luther King Jr., died Tuesday at the age of 95. Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, where Lawson served for more than 40 years before retiring in 2004; announced his death. “It is with indescribable sadness and overwhelming gratitude […]
Biden honors Martin Luther King Jr. on 56th anniversary of his assassination
On the 56th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., President Biden issued a statement honoring the late Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and warning against a resurgence of political violence. “Fifty-six years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died in a cause that saved the soul of our nation,” […]
Luther Campbell, Rapper Known for ‘Me so Horny,’ Running for Congress to Fight ‘Motherf**kers’ Trump, Gaetz
Former 2 Live Crew rapper Luther Campbell plans to run for Congress as a Democrat representing his home state of Florida. What are his political goals? To fight “a bunch of assholes,” including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), former President Donald Trump, and “all these crazy Republicans.” Campbell, 63, is preparing to run for Florida’s 20th […]
Naomi Barber King, civil rights leader and sister-in-law to Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 92
Naomi Barber King, a civil rights activist who was married to the brother of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at the age of 92. She died Thursday in Atlanta, according to her family in a statement through the A.D. King Foundation. Naomi King founded the organization in May 2008 with a mission […]