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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Project Foundation dedicated a monument in his honor on the National Mall on October 16, 2011. It took five years to make the memorial that honors Dr. King and his life and his legacy.
The vision of a memorial in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. is one that captures the essence of his message, a message in which he so eloquently affirms the commanding tenants of the American Dream — Freedom, Democracy and Opportunity for All.
As a national monument honoring Martin Luther King Jr. opens in Washington, D.C., a look back at his legacy and his star power
By Gregory Clay | McClatchy-Tribune News Service
During the turbulent decade of the 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was about the gleam — in the eyes, that is. He was about the cadence in his speech intonations — a rapper of social consciousness before Kurtis Blow, before Public Enemy, before Queen Latifah, that is. He was about “The Dream” — the iconic speech at the Lincoln Memorial on that sweltering afternoon of Aug. 28, 1963, that is. He was about the rhythm of the civil rights movement — played to the spirit of Motown and the serenity of Burt Bacharach, that is.
LANSING, MI — Twelve-year-old Diamond Ramona Luiz was born on March 15, 1999 in Lansing, Michigan to LaTieshia Jackson and Roland Luiz. Diamond was the third daughter of LaTieshia and the first born to Roland.
Studio: Columbia (1 hr. 42 min.)
Plot: An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
Cast: Ryan Gossling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffery Wright
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ***
By Jonathan McMillan
“The Ides of March” is a political drama starring Ryan Gossling (Fracture) as Stephen Myers, an ambitious but idealistic assistant campaign manager and how the politics of campaigning transforms his character.
By Frank S. Washington
DEARBORN, MI, — I came to the Automotive Hall of Fame here to view the live web cast introducing the redesigned 2012 Toyota Camry. There was also a short test drive of the new midsize family sedan.
Home cooking for a new
generation. Easy and
elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.
By Sharon Fox
4 fresh eggs
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 red bell pepper, diced small
1 green onion, sliced fine on a bias
1/2 hot link sausage, diced small
2 slices bacon, diced small
1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
Pinch of kosher or sea salt
By Kat Aaron and Lynne Perri
New America Media
Investigative Reporting Workshop
A higher percentage of women are unemployed than men, according to numbers released today by Gallup. More than 10 percent of the women surveyed were unemployed, compared to 8 percent of men. Almost 11 percent of women working part time wanted full time work, compared to 8 percent of men.
By Billy Graham
Tribune Media Services
Q: People keep urging me to vote but I think it’s just a waste of time. I care what happens to our country and all that, but I don’t think one vote makes any difference. And anyway, Jesus never said anything about voting, did He? – S.F.
Dear Readers,
In August, I heard one of the most interesting quotes:
“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”
– Ben Okri
Multi-media personality Michael Baisden will release Do Women Know What They Want, a new and provocative relationship film, to all retail outlets this October 25th on Time Life. The wildly popular syndicated radio personality / TV talk show host / New York Times best-selling author and highly influential African-American leader tackles the vastly different and often confusing takes on what a relationship means to men and women, uncovering the female perspective with humor, grace and a very real desire to figure it all out.