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A backpack containing a pipe bomb was found in Spokane, Washington, along the route of a Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. parade, the FBI said Tuesday. The device, capable of inflicting “multiple casualties,” was discovered Monday morning by three parade workers before the event, FBI supervisory agent Frank Harrill told CNN. The city’s explosives disposal […]
Born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929, King’s roots were in the African-American Baptist church. He was the grandson of the Rev. A. D. Williams, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist church and a founder of Atlanta’s NAACP chapter, and the son of Martin Luther King, Sr., who succeeded Williams as Ebenezer’s pastor and also became a […]
Washington D.C.– Ahead of celebrations of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, some local officials got an up close and personal tour of the memorial being built in his honor.
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. by: Martin Luther King Why We Can’t Wait (Signet Classics) by: Jr., Dr. Martin Luther King Strength to Love by: Martin Luther, Jr. King The Measure of a Man (Facets) by: Martin Luther, Jr. King I Have a Dream: Writings and […]
In 1934, five years after his birth, his family discovered Martin’s name had been recorded wrong on his birth certificate. The certificate said Michael King, so his name had to be legally changed to Martin Luther King Jr. In 1939, Martin sang with his church choir in Atlanta at the gala premiere of the movie […]
India approved an eight-point plan after violent street protests and appointed a group of interlocutors as part of confidence-building measures in Kashmir, its only Muslim-majority state. “Space must be allowed for peaceful protests. Governance and delivery on the ground must improve. Visible presence of security forces must be reduced,” the home ministry said in a […]
R&B superstar siblings Brandy and Ray J, along with their parents Sonja and Willie Norwood will release their first album together, ‘Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business,’ via SRR Records in March 2011. Inspired by their VH1 show of the same name, the set includes a collection of duets, collaborations and solo performances, marking […]
<img src="http://foxync.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2011/01/ted-williams.jpg?w=300&h=199" alt="" title="Ted Williams" width="300" height="199" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1886911"If you are the troubled type of person who enjoys the senselessly cruel entertainment provided by bull fighting or dog fights, I suggest you go to Youtube and check out the "Dr. Phil" appearance by golden throat Ted Williams this week. Yes, if you enjoy seeing […]
Duke Energy is buying Progress Energy for more than $13 billion in stock, in a deal that would create one of the nation’s largest utilities. reuters Read More
A blast of winter weather will hit the Carolina’s this afternoon, coating bridges and roads with snow, sleet and freezing rain and causing thousands of flight cancellations. The treacherous weather will make travel dangerous if not impossible across much of the region. Are you ready for a winter storm? redcross Read More
Raleigh, N.C. — Police are investigating 13 home break-ins within a half-mile radius in a southeast Raleigh neighborhood in recent weeks.
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