MLK niece to back up Beck at Lincoln Memorial
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some black ministers accused Alveda King, who campaigns against abortion in the black community, of "hijacking the dream"...
From Dr. King to Beck: Big rally at Lincoln Memorial
WASHINGTON (AP) - "Dr. King never had to ask anyone to leave their signs and guns at home," said Benjamin Todd Jealous, president of the NAACP...
Martin Luther King III: Striving for my father's dream in the 21st century
He hoped that even in the direst circumstances, we could overcome our differences and replace bitter conflicts...
Glenn Beck aims to 'reclaim the civil rights movement'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Beck's rally on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech is drawing criticism, protests and questions...
Jesse Jackson to march for jobs, justice and peace
VIDEO - Rev. Jackson's objectives are to have Congress end the wars in the Middle East and redirect funds toward creating jobs in impoverished communities...
Glenn Beck continues crusade to co-opt Dr. King
OPINION - There's nothing new about this shameful twist of King's legacy by conservatives...
MLK's niece: Gay marriage could lead to 'genocide'
THE ADVOCATE - Alveda King, a niece of Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at a rally for the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage and said marriage equality would lead to 'extinction'...
Bernice King calls on SCLC to end nearly year-long rift
ATLANTA (AP) - Late last year, the leadership of the group founded by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. split into two factions that have met and made decisions separately...
New film exposes naked truth of Hefner's civil rights activism
REVIEW - Did you know that the NAACP gave Hugh Hefner a special award? What about the fact that Alex Haley conducted the first interview for the magazine?...
The reinvention of the Reverend Al Sharpton
Why the indefatigable Al Sharpton still has work to do. And what his evolution tells us about race and politics in Obama's America...
