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50 Years After King Speech, Discrimination Feeds Black Economic Gap: Obama
President Barack Obama said on Friday that America's history of racial discrimination had contributed to a persistent economic gap between blacks and whites in the 50 years since Martin Luther King's...
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St. Matthew AME Church shows off community garden in Lorain
Greater St. Matthew AME Church will have a First Fruits Celebration on Aug. 24, 2013, to celebrate its community garden.
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Following In The Footsteps Of King, And Looking To Galvanize A New Generation
Half a century after the emotional apex of the civil rights movement, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s ?I Have a Dream? speech, many thousand of people are retracing his footsteps and his...
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The Black Churchs Civil Rights Movement Legacy Is Both A Blessing And A...
The black church's civil rights movement legacy is both a blessing and a curse, pastors say. And for the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, the civil rights movement is not a period of time that only exists in...
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Kings Dream Not Yet Realized, Says March On Washington Speaker
The "dream" of racial equality described by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. 50 years ago at the March on Washington has not yet been fulfilled, the last living speaker from the original march says....
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The Butler Works Its Way To Second Box Office Win
Civil rights drama "Lee Daniels' The Butler" took home its second U.S. and Canadian box office title, topping a Jennifer Aniston comedy and a newly released supernatural teen film. "The Butler," the...
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AFRICAN AMERICAN ECONOMIC RIGHTS | Newsome | 8/26/2013
We have missed key points of Dr. King's speech
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Uncovered: Oldest free black settlement
After months of digging for artifacts in a small Maryland town, researchers believe they have uncovered the oldest free African American settlement in the United States. Duration: 01:07
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CBHS Honors First African-American Student
Fifty years from the day he integrated Christian Brothers High, Jesse Turner returned to the all-boys school to be honored.
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Obama On Watching The Butler - I Did Tear Up
President Barack Obama says he teared up watching a movie about an African-American man who served for 34 years at the White House during the tumultuous time of the civil rights movement. Lee Daniels'...
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Roanoke group among the thousands in Washington DC
WDBJ7's Hollani Davis joined them for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
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Obama: Kings Dream Partly Met, Still Unfulfilled
President Barack Obama is claiming his place in Martin Luther King's 50-year-old dream, holding himself up as a symbol of the change King envisioned. But he also pointed to the nation's lingering...
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Lynchburg leaders are putting a focus on race relations
They've addressed the topic before, but recent incidents are bringing the issue back to the forefront. WDBJ7's Tim Saunders is live in Lynchburg with more.
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President Obama Gives Props To Oprah Winfreys Acting Chops In The Butler!
President Barack Obama may have a country to run, but the man also knows how to enjoy, even going to the movies. Recently, the president took in a showing of The Butler, and was entertained and touched...
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LeAnn Rimes Remembers Martin Luther King On Her Birthday
LeAnn Rimes celebrated her 31st birthday in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The country star belted out ?Amazing Grace? as part of the celebrations marking the 50th...
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Hair extensions, a billion dollar industry in the US
Getting Beyonce's look by adding extensions made from natural hair, often imported from Asia or South America, has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry in the US. African American women spend an...
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Walk targets risk group
A walk to benefit the health of African-American men was held Saturday in Mahoning County.
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