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From Civil Rights Triumphs to Economic Visions: Ambassador Andrew Young and U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo Take Center Stage at International Leadership Summit

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

DALLAS, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The forthcoming 2024 International Leadership Summit, set to take place at Dallas' Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, March 21-23, 2024, has gained a reputation for bringing together visionaries, thought leaders, and change-makers from around the world. As a part of the 13th annual conference, former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will join an impressive roster of world-class speakers leading the charge for business and spiritual leaders from around the world who will gather.

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  • Ambassador Andrew Young and U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will join an impressive roster of world-class speakers leading the charge for business and spiritual leaders from around the world who will gather.
  • His dedication to the principles of nonviolent protest mirrored King's, and his leadership skills were evident in their collective efforts to advance civil rights.
  • Complementing Ambassador Young's historic perspectives, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo brings a wealth of experience from the economic frontiers.
  • At the International Leadership Summit, Adeyemo's session will delve into visionary approaches to addressing critical economic issues during turbulent times.

"Together We are the Dream: Unpacking Dr. King's Dream - Equality to Economic Justice, Are We There Yet?"

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Monday, January 15, 2024

I was honored on Saturday to speak at a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in North Georgia.

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  • I was honored on Saturday to speak at a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in North Georgia.
  • The theme was "Together We are the Dream," and, when I first heard it, it felt good.
  • He would remind Christians that Muslims and Jews aren't the problem and insist that only if we are together can we become the Dream.
  • That's the only way that we'll ever be able to say that Together We are the Dream.

Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion during the 1963 March on Washington − and it changed a good speech to a majestic sermon on an American dream

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Friday, August 25, 2023

Known around the world as the “Queen of Gospel,” Jackson used her powerful voice to work in the Civil Rights Movement.

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  • Known around the world as the “Queen of Gospel,” Jackson used her powerful voice to work in the Civil Rights Movement.
  • But on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, something didn’t quite sound right to Jackson as she listened to King deliver his prepared speech.
  • For the estimated 250,000 who joined the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom that day, they heard King deliver one of his seminal sermons.
  • The other voice, the one King listened to and heeded, belonged to Mahalia Jackson.

An international phenomenon

    • In 1956, she was the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall.
    • The popular “Ed Sullivan Show” made Jackson a household name by frequently asking her to perform.
    • But international fame did not make Jackson forget her religious upbringing and commitment to fight for equal rights.
    • In “As the Spirit Moves Mahalia,” prominent Black writer Ralph Ellison wrote about the meaning of Jackson’s voice.

Mahalia and Martin

    • Jackson and King first met at the National Baptist Convention in Alabama in 1956.
    • King asked her if she could support his work there by singing and inspiring civil rights activists during the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott.
    • In her own right, Jackson became a visible fixture within the Civil Rights Movement.

Jackson’s voice in a movement

    • If music was the soul of the movement, strategic thinking was at its core.
    • The March on Washington was considered the culminating event of the historic Civil Rights Movement.
    • Till’s death and the subsequent acquittal of three white men charged with the brutal murder was one of the turning points of the movement.
    • Among the building blocks of the Civil Rights Movement was music.

Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

In fact, the singer, actor and activist was on intimate terms with many pivotal figures of the civil rights era.

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  • In fact, the singer, actor and activist was on intimate terms with many pivotal figures of the civil rights era.
  • He was a confidant and adviser to Martin Luther King Jr and allied with Ahmed Sékou Touré, the president of Guinea.
  • If he was a powerful voice for justice, it was because he leveraged his celebrity.

A remarkable career

    • Though Belafonte never kisses his white co-star, Joan Fontaine, on screen, the film explores the theme of interracial romance.
    • This exceptionally handsome Black man was charming primarily white audiences, though his light skin color and facial features softened that threat.
    • “Harry Belafonte stands at the peak of one of the remarkable careers in U.S, entertainment,” proclaimed Time magazine in a 1959 cover feature.
    • By then, he was earning about US$750,000 a year, with a lucrative residency at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas.

Civil rights activism

    • The civil rights leader called him in 1956 during the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
    • As their friendship strengthened, Belafonte realized the crosses that King bore: the burden of leadership, the fear of death.
    • His guests included King, who was about to launch his Poor People’s Campaign, and Kennedy, whom Belafonte urged to start a presidential campaign.
    • Like few others, he blended the worlds of culture and politics, singing a song of justice.

Free Streaming Service Crackle Announces Documentary Harry Styles: Live in Manchester & New Originals, Exclusives for June, including the Crackle Exclusive Series A Life in 10 Pictures #1-Freddie Mercury, In the Vault, and Hollywood Bulldogs

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Freshman Liv Steele (Claudia Lee) arrives at Woodlawn College excited for a fresh start, but will her past catch up with her?

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  • Freshman Liv Steele (Claudia Lee) arrives at Woodlawn College excited for a fresh start, but will her past catch up with her?
  • Each episode spotlights a different character, so a hero one week is a villain the next.
  • From Bond to Batman Star Wars to Superman they jumped, fell, crashed, punched, kicked and exploded their way through the blockbusters of the 70s and 80s.
  • Here are just a few of the amazing shows you will now be able to watch for FREE on Crackle!

Roland S. Martin Launches New OTT Channel Black Star Network

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Friday, September 3, 2021

We have traveled all over the country covering a variety of big news stories, and Black Star Network will allow us to further expand our footprint."

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  • We have traveled all over the country covering a variety of big news stories, and Black Star Network will allow us to further expand our footprint."
  • Martin has engaged the services of The Urban Edge Networks ( http://www.urbanedgenetworks.com ) to facilitate corporate partnerships, placement and negotiations for Black Star Network.
  • Duane McKnight, a partner with The Marathon Fund, is advising Martin and Black Star Network on future opportunities and overall growth strategy.
  • Black Star Network (BSN) is a hybrid over-the-top (OTT) media network that produces and delivers streaming content to global consumers engaged by the political, business and cultural insights and perspectives of Black thought leaders, influencers and opinion makers.

National Civil Rights Museum to Host Virtual Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death on April 4

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Friday, March 26, 2021

Each year the Museum commemorates the tragic event that occurred on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in 1968.

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  • Each year the Museum commemorates the tragic event that occurred on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in 1968.
  • James Lawson, a key King ally and stalwart of nonviolent philosophy who trained a number of activists on civil disobedience.
  • The museums tour guides will perform the poem Martin Luther King, Jr. by Gwendolyn Books.
  • This story tells the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. starting with his childhood and tracing his lifetime, his leadership of the Civil Rights Movement, and his legacy as a changemaker.

The National Civil Rights Museum presents the She Took Justice Virtual Book Talk

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

In celebration of Womens History Month, the National Civil Rights Museum presents a virtual book talk featuring author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall and her new book, She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power 1619-1969.

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  • In celebration of Womens History Month, the National Civil Rights Museum presents a virtual book talk featuring author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall and her new book, She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power 1619-1969.
  • Im honored to discuss my book She Took Justice with the National Civil Rights Museum audience, said Browne-Marshall.
  • The NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, located at the historic Lorraine Motel where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, gives a comprehensive overview of the American Civil Rights Movement from slavery to the present.
  • The Museum is steadfast in its mission to chronicle the American civil rights movement and tell the story of the ongoing struggle for human rights.

National Civil Rights Museum and FAMM Host Journey to Justice Virtual Screening and Panel on Trial Penalty

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Memphis, TN, March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum and FAMM are hosting a virtual film screening and panel discussion of The Vanishing Trial, to highlight wrongful conviction and sentencing around the trial penalty.

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  • Memphis, TN, March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum and FAMM are hosting a virtual film screening and panel discussion of The Vanishing Trial, to highlight wrongful conviction and sentencing around the trial penalty.
  • The Vanishing Trial focuses on four individuals who were forced to make that choice between pleading guilty or going to trial.
  • One of the most important rights we have as Americans the right to a trial is disappearing before our eyes, said Kevin Ring, president of FAMM.
  • The NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, located at the historic Lorraine Motel where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, gives a comprehensive overview of the American Civil Rights Movement from slavery to the present.

National Geographic and ESPN’s The Undefeated Trace the Ongoing Plight and Journey of the Civil Rights Movement In THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON: KEEPERS OF THE DREAM

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

The timely one-hour documentary special is from National Geographic and The Undefeated, ESPNs content initiative exploring the intersection of sports, race and culture.

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  • The timely one-hour documentary special is from National Geographic and The Undefeated, ESPNs content initiative exploring the intersection of sports, race and culture.
  • The documentary will also illustrate the resilience of the civil rights movement and the sentiment of the people behind it.
  • Yet after the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Acts were subsequently passed, violence toward Black America continued.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. paved for us despite grave opposition, said Courteney Monroe, president, Content, National Geographic.