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FILTER RESULTS ►Obama: "As An African American You Have To Work Twice As Hard As Anyone Else If You Want To Get By" (Or in his case, not at all)
PRESIDENT OBAMA: You are the mantle of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington and Ralph Bunche and Langston Hughes and George Washington Carver and Ralph Abernathy and Thurgood Marshall and, yes, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These men were many things to many people and they knew full well the role that racism played in their life. Show More Summary
50 Years Ago Today: ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
Letter From Birmingham Jail
May 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s plea for white Americans to recognize the rights and humanity of their black fellow citizens. We reprint his letter in full.
Alan Grayson: Letter From Birmingham Jail
Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
Glenn Beck Goes Off On NAACP: They Are A ‘Joke’, ‘Affront’ to Memory of Martin Luther King
Not surprisingly, Glenn Beck has thoughts on the IRS political targeting scandal, going off on the NAACP on his radio show, calling the group a "joke" and an "affront" to legendary civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr., Booker T. Washington, and Frederick Douglass.
Really? White Kansas Education Board Member Defends Use Of The N-Word…”MLK Used The N-Word In His Letter From A Birmingham Jail”
So just because Martin Luther King, Jr. used the N-word before means that THIS GUY can????
Quote of the Day: Martin Luther King Jr.
Read this and other MLK quotes here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Read full article...
A Tennessean Named Estes: Courage Above All
August 10 will mark 50 years since the death of Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver. Later that month, America will observe the 50th anniversary of the “March on Washington,” which culminated with Martin Luther King Jr’s exhilarating “I Have a Dream” speech. While Kefauver’s death came to an untimely end at 60, it perhaps seems fitting [...]
Mad Men’s Rich Sommer Defends Harry Crane’s Reaction to Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assasination
On last week's Mad Men, "The Flood," Pete and Harry shared a tense moment over Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination: Harry was going on and on about how the tragedy impacted TV ad space; Pete, for once a moral compass, reminded him it was "a shameful, shameful day." How does
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Retrolicious–Mad Men 6.5: “The Flood”
Hosted by Tami Winfrey Harris and Andrea Plaid
Well, Mad Men fans and critics wondered how the show would handle the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hosts Tami Winfrey Harris, along with Renee Martin from Womanist Musings and Fangs for the Fantasy and Racialicious staffer Joe Lamour, chat about how Weiner and Co. does, as well as how …
The Best Mad Men Recap Reader Comments: ‘The Flood’
Matt Zoller Seitz traded his usual recap for a conversation about this week's episode of Mad Men, in which he and his critic friend discussed Matthew Weiner's approach to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. As usual, readers had much to say. Here's what you thought of "The Flood." You got pretty
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PA: Pittsburgh's East BRT System Ranks 'Bronze'
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, which evaluates and rates buses-only corridors around the world, conferred a bronze ranking on Port Authority's Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, one of only four U.S. systems getting the...
Everything You Need To Know About Stan's Beard
Between Don going back to his cheating ways and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, Stan Rizzo's (Jay R. Ferguson) beard seems to be the only...
Jason Collins: Black, Gay and a Real Man
(The Root) -- The measure of man is not easily calculated, nor apparent to the eye. Assessing character requires levers of the heart and mind -- rendering scales wholly useless. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. posited that the ultimate measure...Show More Summary
Georgia School Hosts Its First Ever Racially Integrated Prom
A high school in Georgia partied like it was 1964 after hosting its first ever racially integrated prom on Saturday. Almost 50 years after Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, Wilcox County High School students finally got a chance to attend a racially integrated prom; previously, the school has staged two [...]Show More Summary
Mad Men: Don Draper Is a Shitty Dad
While Mad Men has yet to fully establish a black character with any kind of depth or a significant storyline, its handling of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on last night's episode was still really honest for its portrayal of how a white, wealthy, alcoholic man would've reacted to the tragedy: by making it all about him. Read more...
Martin Luther King Jr. and Molotov Cocktails: Seeing Mad Men Through Its Ads
This week's Mad Men revealed the one thing Bobby Draper, Abe Drexler, and Henry Francis have in common: They all understand the appeal of the apocalypse.
Unpacking Last Night's Mad Men: How NYC Dealt With MLK's Assassination
Last night's Mad Men had one huge historical timestamp: the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Here is what was going on in New York that week, and how it compared to Matthew Weiner's version. [ more › ]
Watching History Unfold Through ‘Mad Men’
The most recent episode of Mad Men reminded Steve Jaeger of what it was like in America when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated.
Mad Men Flashback: The Reaction to MLK's Assassination
April 4, 1968, was a tragic day in America, as civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. TN. On this week's episode of Mad Men, we witness the historical event from the perspective of the mostly white upper-class employees of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Show More Summary
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