The Reverend Al Sharpton continues to help organize coordinated "Hoodie Protests" against the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin despite the recent death of his 87-year-old mother, Ada. A spokesmen for Reverend Al reports that Ada Sharpton The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Tony Norman writes about MSNBC “PoliticsNation” anchor Al Sharpton, and how he has changed his [...]
SANFORD, Fla. — Al Sharpton is mourning the death of his mother, but the civil rights leader says he is still coming to Florida to lead a rally for an. NEW YORK (AP) — The 87-year-old mother of the Rev. Al Sharpton has died. His spokeswoman says Ada Sharpton died early Thursday morning in Dothan, [...]
(AP Photo/IBM, File) The 87-year-old mother of the Rev. Al Sharpton has died. His spokeswoman says Ada Sharpton passed away early Thursday morning in Dothan, Ala., following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. AP. As outrage against the Sanford police handling Trayvon Martin's death continues to build, the old reactionary narrative awakes from [...]
"Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech would have been even more successful if Dr. King had two things that have vastly improved in the last 47 years: (1) presentation software, and (2) the evocative jargon used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech was the "March on [...]
Hope and inspiration was the tone Monday as several hundred Wichitans turned out to celebrate and praise the life of Martin Luther King Jr. In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, we collected some of his most moving quotes from Tumblr. Mary Ann Chastain/Associated Press COLUMBIA, SC — Thousands commemorating the Dr. Martin [...]
Irvin Scott speaks Sunday during a commemoration service for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Trinity Lutheran Church. A choir sings Sunday during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Martin Luther King Jr. led marches and gave talks and sermons across the country, his most famous [...]
By John Blake, CNN (CNN)– Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was writing an advice column in 1958 for Ebony magazine when he received an unusual letter. “I am a boy,” an anonymous writer told King. “But I feel about boys the as i sat on my semi-empty train to work this morning, i realized that [...]
Rick Santorum Uses MLK Day to Discuss Felons Voting at GOP Debate (Video). Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, January 16, 2012, 8:34 PM. This won't play well with the liberal media. Rick Santorum used Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day to By Kyle Veazey For the two men honored on Martin Luther King, Jr. [...]
Here's a mash-up of some of the songs that have incorporated MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech either by referencing Dr. King's iconic words or by sampling the speech itself. I still have a dream, a dream deeply embedded in the American Dream. I have a dream that this great nation that I was born [...]
BY Barry Nolan POSTED ON 1/16/2012 Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, nearly 150 years ago. Image via ThinkStock. As the good people of South Carolina consider whether or not to essentially coronate Mitt Romney as the GOP candidate BY Barry Nolan POSTED ON 1/16/2012 Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses [...]
