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*According to a USA Today report, blues legend B.B. King – who’s been in failing health for the last several weeks – has died, according to his attorney. He passed away on Thursday at 9:40pm at his home in Las Vegas. King, an American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist, was 89. King, who was […]

*In 1954, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wasn’t the civil rights icon he would eventually become.  At the time, King was in his mid-20s and served as the new pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.  A well-known pastor in Montgomery mentored King.  The mentor was Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, Sr., senior pastor […]

[videowaywire video_id=”1Y4S1G33JDB56CTS”] “The Bureau must take a discreet approach in developing information about Dr. King to use at an opportune time in a counter-intelligence move to discredit him. That discretion must not reach the point of timidity.” The memo was written by Assistant FBI Director William Sullivan on Christmas Eve, 1963 and circulated to FBI […]

*B.B. King’s health has been a point of concern among the singer’s fans and family. So much so that King’s daughter, Karen Williams, is claiming that the blues legend’s manager, Laverne Toney, is doing more harm than good with isolating King from his family and celebrity friends like Willie Nelson, Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton. […]

*Los Angeles, CA – The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California (SCLC-SC) recently announced a full slate of special events to recognize the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 2016 SCLC-SC King Legacy Week Festival. The seven days of events begin Tuesday, January 11 and culminate on King Holiday, Monday, January 18, 2016 […]

[…] to connect all ethnicities and religious groups to foster a harmonious community. The Imperial Majesty, King Yahweh, is one of the most influential leaders to date. Under his kingship, the Kingdom has continued to grow and develop into the great empire it is today.  Here’s all you need to know about King Yahweh, from his […]

[…] headquartered in the United States in 2010. In April 2015, King Yahweh was crowned as the Imperial King of the Kingdom of Yahweh and soon expanded his kingship throughout the territories of Ghana. With his rapidly spreading popularity, the Holy Ghost became recognized by distinct stool names across different communities. King Yahweh was also […]

 *The Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable will Hold a King Fifty Second Moment of Silence for Life on Wednesday April 4 at 4:05 PM (the exact moment Dr. King died in Memphis fifty years ago), at the Celes King Civil Rights Monument on Martin Luther King and Crenshaw Blvds., Los Angeles). Yolanda Renee King, […]

*Atlanta, GA: The King Center will host the 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at Ebenezer’s Horizon Sanctuary, 101 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, on Monday, January 16th at 10 a.m. The service will broadcast live on FOX 5 Atlanta and live stream on Facebook, YouTube, fox4atlanta.com, and thekingcenter.org The 54th Annual Commemorative Service is the hallmark […]

*It’s cold in New York, but Alonzo King doesn’t mind. He’s there heating things up by doing what he loves, choreographing ‘something’ for the American Ballet Theater (ABT). On March 16, he will bring his talent to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa where he will present a new, untitled World Premiere, […]

[videowaywire video_id=”SN04V50MH4ZZ51H6″] *On his new album “Revival,” Eminem takes aim at white privilege and police brutality against black people on the track “Untouchable,” which has caught the attention of Rodney King’s daughter. The rock-flavored song (which samples Cheech and Chong’s 1974 song “Earache My Eye”) references the infamous beating of King in 1991. The African American […]

*New York (CNN) — Burger King has been working to revitalize its brand over the past few years, redesigning everything from its logo to its packaging. The next step: is remodeling restaurants. Customers entering Burger King locations will “start to see something different in 2024,” said Tom Curtis, president of Burger King US & Canada. […]

[…] King’s 1 900 Hip-Hop (Official Video) Scott King – a name which comes from the combination of his maternal family surname and the concept that men should be kings – brings a message that is largely missing from the industry today. He skips the braggadocio and forgoes the glorification of money, women, and drugs. Scott […]

*There was a time when the aspiration of most Black Americans was either sports or music, as other vocations were closed or limited at best. As the old saying goes, if life deals you lemons, make lemonade. So, blacks like Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson and Berry Gordy ran with what they had to work with. […]

*(CNN) — Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” was topping the Billboard Hot 100, Owen Wilson had just made his debut as Lightning McQueen in “Cars” and Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray was counting down the days to his sixth birthday. May 2006 was a long time ago and for all those involved with the Kings, […]