Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn Historic District and Malcolm X’s boyhood home in Boston are among America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, according to the annual list…
In case you forgot, the reason why most of you are off tomorrow is that today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. Had his life not been cut short on April 4, 1968, Dr. King would have been 83 today. But he once said that his number of years were not what mattered: “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land.” And if you are a person of color living in America, there is no denying that Dr. King played a great role to getting you to your “promised land.” Hit the flip and check out a few of our favorite photos of Dr. King over the years and ten facts you may not have know about him.
In the past few episodes of Love & Hip Hop , fans have commented how arrogant Olivia seems on the show. Her head isn’t the only one too big to walk through a door. Somaya Reece’s ego has become quite inflated despite her appearing in two out of ten episodes this season. Recently, Reece tried to get her fans to cause a riot because she disappeared from the hip-hop reality show. Ten minutes after that, she was on MommysDirtyLittleSecret.com giving an interview. Some of the highlights include Somaya talking about her and Beyonce shopping for shoes and having King Bey tell her she was proud of Somaya. Check out an exerpt: “I recently met Beyonce while we were shopping for shoes and she said “Congratulations Somaya on your career and what you’ve accomplished I’m proud.” Remember I told Olivia about Beyonce? Beyonce has everything she wants in life and did not have to even acknowledge my presence.” For the full interview, click here . RELATED POSTS: Rumor Control: Somaya Reece Is Still On The Love & Hip Hop Cast Yandy Of “Love & Hip Hop” Speaks On Kimbella & Chrissy Brawl Jim Jones On Love & Hip-Hop, Being Sued, Car Crash And The Perfect Day [VIDEO]
The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Saturday January 7, 2012 – Monday January 16, 2012 The 2012 King Holiday Observance will mark the 83 rd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the 44 th Annual Program of the King Center and the 26 th Anniversary of the National Holiday in his honor. Join Hot 107.9 as we celebrate and remember. Click here for a listing of events : http://www.thekingcenter.org/the-king-holiday/schedule-of-events/ RELATED: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Man Of Peace In A Time Of War” [VIDEO] All The King’s Women: The Ladies Who Walked Beside Martin Luther King [PHOTOS]
Star Trek cast member Nichelle Nichols revealed this week that she would have fled the Starship Enterprise after her first season had Martin Luther King Jr. not persuaded her otherwise. At a NAACP fundraiser, the Civil Rights hero told Nichols that “Gene Roddenbery had establish[ed] who [African Americans] were in the 23rd century.” Furthermore, King told her that Star Trek was the only show he permitted his whole family to watch before adding, “You are part of history, and it’s your responsibility, even though it wasn’t your career choice.” [ LAT ]
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