In 1999, two movies came out that would change the game of in-class movie watching forever. On MLK day (or any other Black history day), you better believe Our Friend, Martin is getting played in somebody’s classroom. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd-jD3Qn0PN/?tagged=ourfriendmartin The movie follows an academically struggling kid who goes back in time to relive events in Martin […]

Happy Birthday to Mr. Black Excellence himself, Martin Luther King Jr. https://twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/952916245254492161 On this day, we celebrate the life of a true king who fearlessly fought for what he believed in and lead a whole race of people to believe in themselves. https://twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/952913466058248197   In honor of MLK’s 89th birthday, check out these rare, classic […]

An Okhlahoma State University student came under fire after posting a photo of four women in front of an OSU banner in blackface.

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Fifty-three years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, we still recall the fateful words of his last public…

Source: Heather Kennedy/Getty Images / Getty Selma director Ava DuVernay delivered a keynote speech at the 2015 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival, where she discussed her Oscar…

A King has entered the Fox house. Dr. Alveda King is Fox News Channel’s latest contributor. The conservative minister, author and daughter of Martin Luther…

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Ava Duvernay, whom many feel was snubbed for a Best Director nomination at this year’s Academy Awards, said that she would like to stop discussing…

On February 15, the New Mexico paper Roswell Daily Record posted a very racist editorial cartoon that poked fun at cultural icons. Drawn and worded by…

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Words can be a powerful tool for change. Here are 10 speeches by African-Americans whose words impacted everyone who heard them. President Obama’s 2009 Inaugural…