Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. in Sam Pollard's MLK/FBI.

Arts

'MLK/FBI' Humanizes A Civil Rights Icon's Legacy

5:00am January 15, 2021

by Aisha Harris

Sam Pollard's documentary deftly examines the FBI's intense surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. in the final years of his life.

People attend the March on Washington, on Friday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.

Thousands Gather For March On Washington To Demand Police Reform And Racial Equality

1:55pm August 28, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march comes as frustration over police brutality and use of force have sparked national protests following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd.

The Rev. Joseph Lowery gave the benediction during the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

National

Rev. Joseph Lowery, 'Dean' Of The Civil Rights Movement, Dies At 98

8:17am March 28, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

Lowery got his start as an activist organizing bus boycotts in 1950s Alabama. He led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for two decades and prayed at Barack Obama's first inauguration.

Queue Listen Now

April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The week he died, American soul and R&B were at a high-water mark.

Music & Culture

Memphis Blues

4:41pm April 04, 2018

by Lauren Onkey

Topped by Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," the R&B Top 20 from the week of March 30, 1968 shows American soul flourishing in all directions.

The 1936 film You Can't Get Away With It about the FBI portrays a typical G-man of the era, complete with machine gun.

The Massive Case Of Collective Amnesia: The FBI Has Been Political From The Start

3:24pm January 26, 2018

by Ron Elving

The fact is, controversy about the FBI is anything but new. And political goals of one kind or another have been part of the reason for the agency since its inception.