Peanuts character Franklin celebrated his 50th birthday today. Franklin was created by Peanuts creator Charles Shultz on the recommendation of Los Angeles teacher Harriet Glickman, who wrote to Schultz and suggested he create a “negro” character in the wake of the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, which led to the […]

Ambassador Andrew Young joined the Donnie Simpson Show to discuss his thoughts on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Along the way, he took us on a journey through the civil rights movement, right up until the last 10 minutes of Dr. King’s life. A tremendous and insightful interview.  

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…