Tag: Martin Luther King
Public gets first glimpse of Rev. King Jr. memorial – ctv.ca
August 23rd, 2011, Comments Off
CTV Tourists and Washingtonians got their first up-close look Monday at the memorial to the U.S.civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The site opened without fanfare to kick off a week of celebrations ahead of Sunday’s official dedication. Click here to read more BR: Read today’s top headlines Tweet
Historic church building financial resource center – AP
April 8th, 2010, Comments Off
From AP: In the segregated South, the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. knew that the path to equality in America was through economic empowerment, and as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, he encouraged his congregation to have savings accounts and own homes. Click here to read more Click here to read today’s top [...]
Top Black News Headlines – January 20, 2010
January 20th, 2010, Comments Off
Royal Caribbean defends Haiti cruise Magnitude 6.1 aftershock strikes Haiti Radio station warns Haitians not to attempt boat voyage In Massachusetts, GOP win blow to Obama DreamWorks’ Martin Luther King film back on track African experts expected more from Obama administration Decades later, Michigan city builds homes to atone Black conservatives take lead role in [...]
Top Black News Headlines – January 18, 2010
January 18th, 2010, Comments Off
Martin Luther King Jr.’s message lives President Obama preaches in King’s footsteps King National Memorial done by 2011 Filmmaker Lee Daniels vows biopic will not show MLK in bed Search crews still finding survivors of Haiti quake Wyclef Jean defends Yele Haiti Resettle Haitians in Africa: Senegal president Sharpton calls Pat Robertson Haiti comments ‘repulsive’ [...]
MLK-LBJ phone chats resonate in Obama era – coloradoan.com
January 16th, 2010, Comments Off
From The Coloradoan: As the USA celebrates the first King holiday with a black president, University of Virginia scholars are poring over 1965 telephone conversations between Martin Luther King and President Lyndon Johnson that foreshadowed President Obama’s election. Click here to read more Click here to read today’s top headlines
Top Black News Headlines – January 16, 2010
January 16th, 2010, Comments Off
Hatchett: Help kids in honor of MLK Haitians in US can apply for protected status Analysis: Obama heeding lessons of Katrina Orphanage: Adoption plan needed for Haitian children Tiger Woods donates $3 million to Haiti Haitian doctor takes more than 100 patients into his home Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti foundation under fiscal scrutiny Judiciary committee [...]
Top Black News Headlines – October 13, 2009
October 13th, 2009, Comments Off
Alonzo Mourning Takes Capitol Hill by Storm Martin Luther King Jr’s Children Settle Legal Feud Sharpton, Jackson Attack Rush Limbaugh’s Rams Bid VH1 Honors the 25th Anniversary of Def Jam Records Crowning of First Non-Black Miss Hampton University Divides Campus Human Rights Activist to Discuss Slavery in Haiti, New England Obama Aide Accuses Fox of [...]
Top Black News Headlines – October 1, 2009
October 1st, 2009, Comments Off
Documentary Charts Rise of Lebron James White House: Chicago Death of Teen ‘Chilling’ World Bank Injects $74 Million into Zimbabwe’s Agriculture Ludacris and T.I. Aid Flood Victims in Atlanta Black Women’s Health Study Receives $9.1 Million Award US Military Carries Out Joint Exercises in Africa Pastor Punctuates Sermon with ‘N-Word’ Condoleezza Rice to Serve as [...]
Top Black News Headlines – September 15, 2009
September 15th, 2009, Comments Off
Vickie Winans ‘Gets Over’ Her Troubles Martin Luther King Children in Court Over Estate Case UN Tries to Boost Zimbabwe’s Collapsed Schools Obama Calls Kanye West a ‘Jackass’ Firm Distributes Wines Robust in Black Pride Tyler Perry Reflects Black Culture but Some Hate What They See Court Grants Bail to Nigerian Bank Scandal Chiefs Houston [...]
Top Black News Headlines – August 26, 2009
August 26th, 2009, Comments Off
Remembering Aaliyah’s Legacy 8 Years On Obama Calls Kennedy Greatest Senator of Our Time MLK Memorial Effort Tweaks Design to Add Security Africa Builds United Position on Climate Change Chris Brown Sentenced for Rihanna Assault Attorney Gives Jena 6 Teen Counsel, Chance at New Life Does McDonald’s Web Site Stereotype Blacks? Bill O’Reilly Responds to [...]
