“Sparkle” actress Carmen Ejogo was cast opposite David Oyelowo in “Selma.” Oyelowo will play the civil rights leader Martin Luther King while Ejogo takes a…

KING HOLIDAY!!!  SING, SING CELEBRATE!!!! A little over 30 years ago, back in 1983  Martin Luther King Jr. Day became an official federal holiday.  MLK Day is celebrated on third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King’s birthday, January 15.  The support around the observance of the MLK holiday was very huge in the urban community […]

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Year after year when we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s (pictured) legacy, Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is often the most-celebrated. On…

From The Sound Live: In the wake of all the debates about the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman case, as well as all of the various instances of racism coming to light across the world, Anderson Cooper sat down with rapper Nas, to talk about racism.  Nas shared his views on people who still cite […]

Here is exclusive in-studio footage of Al Sharpton on his syndicated radio show talking about The Reclaim The Dream March the day before it went…

The Rev. Al Sharpton led a march and rally in Washington, DC over the weekend to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic 1963 March on…