During this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, Joe Biden traveled to the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where the president shared a stage with pastor and Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock. In his speech honoring Dr. King, President Biden said, in “what would’ve been Dr. King’s 94th …
Read More »'It Is Time For Us to Grow the F Up': Stevie Wonder Shares Powerful Message for MLK Day
On Monday, legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released a video commemorating this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The musician-activist’s overall message was that the “universe” is profoundly “pissed” off at us for doing the opposite of achieving the fallen civil-rights leader’s vision of a just society. Early on in the …
Read More »Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Paid the Hospital Bill When Julia Roberts Was Born
Julia Roberts celebrated her 55th birthday last Friday, Oct. 28, and the occasion was marked by the spread of a little-known story: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King paid the hospital bill when the future Oscar winner was born in Smyrna, Georgia in 1967. The incredibly true story …
Read More »Justin Bieber Addresses Martin Luther King Jr. Sample Controversy
Justin Bieber has responded to criticisms regarding his use of Martin Luther King Jr. speech samples on his recently released album Justice. The samples culled from King Jr.’s powerful speeches — the use of which Rolling Stone called “a jarring musical misstep” — are sprinkled throughout Bieber’s latest LP; “Injustice …
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