An argument for how to tell the story of the civil rights era

In “Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope,” Brandon M. Terry says the familiar narrative modes of the era have warped our collective memory ...
People

Why Lionel Richie's Parents Stopped Him from Marching with Martin Luther King Jr. When He Was 15

Richie opens up about his experience growing up during the civil rights movement in his new memoir Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty; Bettmann Archive/Getty Lionel Richie almost marched with Martin Luther ...
WGHP

Greensboro crash closes all lanes of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive between Alamance Church Road, I-40, police say

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – All lanes of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive are closed between Alamance Church Road and I-40, as well as the I-40 westbound exit to Martin Luther King Jr Drive after a crash, ...
Black Enterprise

Lionel Richie Reveals His Parents Did Not Allow Him To March With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

'I was longing to be part of it. And my parents kept telling me it was dangerous,' said Richie. Former Commodores singer Lionel Richie recently revealed that, while growing up in Alabama, he had an ...
Sports Illustrated

Martin Luther King Cougars visit Frankford Pioneers on Oct. 3 in Philadelphia

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/pennsylvania/football/games/5688856-martin-luther-king-vs-frankford Home: Frankford Pioneers — https://scorebooklive.com ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

150 years at Knoxville College, from training teachers to MLK's speech, civil rights activism

Since its founding 150 years ago, Knoxville College has graduated accomplished students, hosted seminal speakers and served an integral role as East Tennessee’s only HBCU. The historically Black ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Overnight lane closures set at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Interstate 49 interchange for bridge removal

FAYETTEVILLE -- Overnight lane closures are scheduled on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the Interstate 49 interchange in Fayetteville next week, according to the Arkansas Department of ...
Los Angeles Times

Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC with emotional monologue defending free speech: ‘We have to stand up’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jimmy Kimmel returned Tuesday to his late show on ABC after a nearly weeklong suspension. The host delivered an ...
Deadline.com

Jimmy Kimmel’s Opening Monologue Defending Free Speech Upon ABC Return Poised To Land Among His Most-Watched On YouTube

Jimmy Kimmel is back on the airwaves, and his opening monologue from his Tuesday night return to ABC is already shaping up to be one of his most-watched ever. The 23-minute YouTube video has racked up ...
al.com

Black pastors say Charlie Kirk is no martyr: ‘How dare you compare him to Martin Luther King?’

How Charlie Kirk is being memorialized — with many conservatives and white Christians, particularly evangelicals, emphasizing his faith and labeling him a martyr — has sparked debate among Black ...
The Daily Gazette

Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC with emotional monologue defending free speech: 'We have to stand up'

LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel is back, and in his first public words since ABC benched him, he ardently defended free speech, growing emotional throughout the opening monologue of his late-night show.
The Boston Globe

Strong direction improves a flawed script in ‘The Mountaintop’

It’s tempting to imagine what a man might have been thinking during his last hours on earth. When that man is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his speech the day before his death was eerily prescient, ...