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Walter’s World: We Must Remember

Posted on April 4, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Walter Rutledge

On April 4, 1968, forty- four years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. King was booked in room 306 at the Lorraine Motel, owned by Walter Bailey, in Memphis. Continue reading →

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NYC Police Infiltrate Sharpton’s Organization Says HuffingtonPost

Posted on February 17, 2012 by | 2 Comments

The National Action Network (NAN) on 145th Street in Harlem is considering legal action against the New York Police Department in response to allegations that the department spied on the civil rights group and its leader, Rev. Al Sharpton.

The NYPD allegedly planted a confidential informant in NAN’s Harlem headquarters to report on any large-scale protests planned in response to the acquittal of the officers who massacred Sean Bell, an unarmed Black man whom police riddled with bullets and killed right before his wedding in November 2006, veteran police reporter and author Len Levitt reported on HuffingtonPost.com Feb. 13. Continue reading →

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Katori Hall’s Journey From Harlem To The ‘Mountaintop’ (video)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by | Leave a comment

At just 30 years old making her Broadway debut, playwright Katori Hall was not around to experience Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in real time, but she became immersed in his legacy growing up in Memphis where he spent the last days of his life.

Her new play Mountaintop with Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett pays tribute to Dr. King’s last public appearance at Mason Temple in Memphis where he delivered his historic “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. Continue reading →

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Jesse: Cavs See LeBron As “Runaway Slave”

Posted on July 13, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Jesse Jackson criticized Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday, saying Gilbert sees LeBron James (FSY) as a “runaway slave” and that the owner’s comments after the free-agent forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger. Continue reading →

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Thousands Attend Sutton Funeral

Posted on January 7, 2010 by | 1 Comment

News

Thousands of mourners filled Riverside Church on Wednesday for the funeral of Percy Sutton, a former Tuskegee Airman, a media mogul, power broker and pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X.

Among the dignitaries gathered at the church were Attorney General Eric Holder, Gov. David Paterson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Charles Schumer. Two of Malcolm X’s daughters also attended. Continue reading →

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Isaac Hayes, Right On Brotha!

Posted on August 11, 2008 by | 2 Comments

Hot Buttered Soul from Harlem to Watts

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American soul and funk singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, composer, and actor.

Pure funk and soul, Isaac Hayes sings his classic ‘Shaft’ with an introduction by Reverend Jesse Jackson on August 20th, 1972 at WattsStax to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots and black power, pride, culture, tradition and heritage struggle at the Los Angeles Coliseum:

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A Black Climate Change?

Posted on January 19, 2008 by | Leave a comment

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Dear Friends, As most of us recognize, Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is likely the most important political shift for black America

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