A teacher greets over 200 students daily with a personalized handshake, but due to COVID-19 along with virtual learning the handshakes had come to a stop. However, now after almost a year later, students have returned back to school in Memphis, Tennessee. in 2019 David Jamison a 5th grade English Language Arts teacher at Hickory […]
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a woman who was present for Dr. King’s final moments is sharing her story for the very first time. TODAY’s Craig Melvin speaks with her exclusively at the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, which stands on the site of […]
Andrew Young was an aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was there when the civil rights icon was killed. April 4 marks 50 years since the tragedy and those who witnessed it say it is still fresh in their memories. A college student at the time, Clara Ester was at the Lorraine Motel […]
Leon Bibb reports: He has never told the story that resonates in him as loud as the gunshot he heard when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis April 4, 1968. Especially on Martin Luther King Day and on the anniversary of his death, Bishop J. Delano Ellis of the Pentacostal Church of […]
“…a lot of people in retrospect attack Elvis for stealin` the black music and making it white. I say Elvis Presley had a black soul with a white face…” – Michael Ochs (Rock`n`Roll Historian) www.meenacryle.com source Related Posts Top black actors | Worth Sharing Videos If you look at the history worldwide, Black people have […]
Excerpts of Martin Luther King’s last speech. He delivered it on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. The next day, King was assassinated. #MLK #MatinLutherKing source Related Posts Top black actors | Worth Sharing Videos If you look at the history worldwide, Black people have contributed more than anybody else. They […]
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lived with the threat of death every day. He regularly received threats and was injured more than once. On Sept. 20, 1958, King was signing copies of his book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” at Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem, New York City. A woman came up to him and stabbed […]