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Museum to open balcony where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot
The motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee where US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 is being opened to the public, a spokeswoman said Friday. It is the first time that visitors to the erstwhile Lorraine Motel, now the National Civil Rights Museum, will…
Listen: Unheard Martin Luther King Jr. interview uncovered
Previously unheard audio of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. has been discovered by a man in Chattanooga. The Associated Press, which first obtained the audio, reported that Stephon Tull uncovered the audio reel labeled, “Dr. King interview, Dec. 21, 1960″ while searching through his attic several months…
Radio host: Contraception mandate like Muslims forcing you to ‘kill your family’
Conservative radio host Matt Barber say that the federal government’s requirement that all health insurance cover contraception for women is comparable to Muslim terrorists forcing you to “kill your family.” During a Monday segment on Liberty Counsel’s Faith and Freedom radio program, Barber hailed Catholic bishops for taking on President…
WATCH LIVE: Obama honors MLK legacy
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a community service project in Washington, D.C. honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Watch live video from CNN, broadcast Jan. 16, 2012. …
Obama honors Martin Luther King at Washington church
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama celebrated the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with his family on Sunday, clapping and swaying to the boisterous strains of “Amazing Grace” at a historic Washington D.C. Baptist church. On the eve of the holiday marking King’s birthday, the…
Ron Paul quits CNN interview after being asked about racist newsletters
Texas congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul ended an interview with CNN after he was questioned about a hate-filled newsletter that was published under his name. The newsletters were published about 20 years ago and contained a number of incendiary comments about African-Americans, such as referring to Martin Luther…
Watch: Cornel West arrested with ‘Occupy D.C.’ in front of Supreme Court
Dr. Cornel West was one of 18 people with “Occupy D.C.” who were arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court last weekend, in solidarity with “Occupy Wall Street” and to mark the date during the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial. As protesters were peacefully demonstrating, West…
Dr. King’s Dream – poll tested by CNN
A new CNN poll found that two-thirds of blacks believe Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for race relations has been fulfilled. The CNN-Opinion Research Corp. survey was released Monday, a federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader and a day before Barack Obama is to be sworn in as…
Everyone’s Just Clear To Me
Macsmind: Again, quoting Dr. King. “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” The left, not the right, has ignored this dream from the…
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