Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett, and director Kenny Leon gather for a roundtable on "Charlie Rose" to discuss the Broadway hit play "The Mountaintop."

On Sunday, August 28th – 48 years after he gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech before 250,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a national monument will be dedicated to fallen civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Thousands are pouring into Washington, D.C. for a week of events leading up […]

Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was at Praise 102.5 this week and discussed how she felt about the memorial being built for her father on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial is scheduled to finally open this August and the King family will be […]

Bernice King called into Praise 102.5 and spoke with Rhodell Lewis today on what is the 43rd death anniversary of her father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saying that today is a sad day for her on a lot of fronts, she talked about all of the problems in the world and wondered whether her […]

Rev. Bernice King, daughter of of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said she will not become the president of the Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference on Friday.

The CCT church leaders, who were in Birmingham Jan. 11-14, 2011, to examine the issue of domestic poverty through the lens of racism, noted that apparently no one has ever issued a clergy response to Dr. King’s famous letter.

Today, we rightfully honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His powerful voice summoned the non-violent protest of the infringement of civil rights of the African-American community.

Today all across our great nation we recall the greatness of a man. Here are the monuments erected to his memory.

The Civil Rights Movement was a historic time with a long list of remarkable individuals who fought, walked, talked and united for equality for all mankind.  In addition to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. being a standout figure of this movement, there were many before him, with him and people who continue fighting. 

Many offices are closed on Monday to mark the national celebration of the birth of  Dr. Martin Luther King.  Dr. King challenged us to be the best we could, for who we could, when we could.

When we speak of Dr. King we often  forget that one of his  greatest loves and callings in life was that of his family.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s life is rich and full of great history.  We’re fortunate enough to have documents, video, audio and other information available to study, watch and review.  Here’s a few tidbits you can add to your MLK files if you didn’t know about the birthday guy. 1.  Did you know he was originally […]