When Nichols met King at an NAACP fundraiser and said she was thinking of leaving Star Trek after the first season, he helped her realize why she had to stay.
On Monday Jan. 16th, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as we recognize this great man's birthday. Unfortunately, the annual MLK Day March held in Killeen by the NAACP Killeen Branch #6189 has been cancelled due to a forecast of inclement weather on Monday...
Today we celebrate the life of the Civil Rights Movement in America. As you reflect and remember, here are a few facts about Dr. King, you may not know.
Oprah is headed back to the silver screen to portray civil rights protester Annie Lee Cooper, an elderly woman who tried to vote and a sheriff denied her. Brad Pitt is producing the film that is a biopic on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. named Selma along with Oprah.
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of the most important speeches in this nation's history. Incredibly, the most famous element of that speech, known as the "I Have A Dream Speech", was partly improvised and almost didn't happen.