While much of the country was celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Sarah Palin was on Facebook. And here’s what she posted:

VIA WizNation From disrespectful youth to lack of interest in celebrating his legacy. Something has gone very wrong with how we continue to build on…

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Vice President Joe Biden is slated to deliver the keynote address at the Nation Action Network‘s Annual King Day Breakfast January 20 in Washington, D.C.…

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King worked for racial equality for all, join us as we come together to keep the dream alive. *Make plans to attend 34th Annual MLK Triangle Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, Monday January 20th at Sheraton Imperial Hotel, RTP, Durham, NC. The 2014, keynote Speaker, The Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, III, Pastor of […]

VIA New Growth Hair By Rashad Phillips By the end of 1967, African-Americans fought for and obtained federal legislation to establish civil rights, voting rights,…

City, County Governments to Host MLK Event on January 15 Celebration is Free and Open to the Public   What: Durham City-County Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Program   Who: Durham County Government City of Durham   When: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Noon   Where: First Presbyterian Church 305 E. Main Street, Durham   Fast […]

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On the day the nation remembered the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy‘s assassination, former ambassador and civil rights warrior Andrew Young weighed in on his…

In a sad turn of events, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte is suing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s estate. Belafonte,  who helped financially support MLK’s…

Major League Baseball will honor the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington during Civil Rights Game weekend in Chicago with a video tribute and presentation of a new March on Washington commemorative stamp by the U.S. Postal Service at the MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon on Saturday, August 24th. Sharon Robinson, MLB Educational Programming Consultant […]

Northerners often depict the South as backwards and racist. During the Civil Rights Movement, the South gave the North plenty of reasons to feel superiors. Snarling dogs, skin bruising water hoses and lynch mobs didn’t help the South’s image. The South’s racism was on full display as African Americans from Virginia to Alabama and beyond […]

Almost 43 years after he was killed on the balcony of a hotel in Memphis, Tenn., the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. continues to grow. That legacy will be celebrated across the Triangle, state and country Monday with numerous events remembering the slain leader. Locally, an interfaith breakfast, march, several service […]