GREENWOOD (AP).- A museum dedicated to the life of Benjamin E. Mays, an educator who was an early inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr. and who was often referred to as the father of the civil rights movement, opened Tuesday in his hometown of Greenwo…
Restored Martin Luther King Church Reopening in Atlanta
By: Errin Haines, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP).- The voice of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. again filled the halls of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a pipe organ triumphantly announced the reopening of the sacred sanctuary regarded as the birthplace o…
Pictures, Letters, and Case Files of Martin Luther King Assassin Shown in Online Museum
NASHVILLE, TN (REUTERS).- A Memphis county official has opened an online museum of case files, personal correspondence and little-seen black-and-white images chronicling the jail time of James Earl Ray, who killed civil rights leader Martin Luther King…
George Tooker Dies at 90 ~ Social Realism Painter & National Medal of Arts Winner
New York, NY – One of the most acclaimed painters of his generation, George Tooker (1920-2011) possessed an originality and depth of vision that is unsurpassed in modern American art. For over sixty years, he has been highly regarded for his luminous…
SCAD Museum of Art expansion will provide a permanent home for the Walter O. Evans Center for African American Studies
Savannah College of Art and Design SCAD Museum of Art expansion will provide a permanent home for the Walter O. Evans Center for African American Studies http://www.scad.edu/museum/ On Savannah’s Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the SCAD Museum of Art is creating a home for one of the most significant collections of African American art at […]
Landmark Exhibition of Iconic Works from Every Phase of Picasso’s Career Leaves Seattle in Less Thank Two Weeks
SEATTLE, WA.- There are less than two weeks left to see the Seattle Art Museum’s (SAM) Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris. What The Stranger calls “one of the best [Picasso show’s] you’ll ever see outside …
Newspaper’s Revelation Rocks Civil Rights Photographer Ernest C. Withers’ Family
MEMPHIS (AP).- The startling revelation that a revered civil rights photographer also was an FBI informant who tipped investigators about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others has left his children denying he was a snitch and spurred some movement…
Newspaper’s Revelation Rocks Civil Rights Photographer Ernest C. Withers’ Family
MEMPHIS (AP).- The startling revelation that a revered civil rights photographer also was an FBI informant who tipped investigators about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others has left his children denying he was a snitch and spurred some movement…
Oval Office Makeover to Debut in President Obama’s Iraq Speech
WASHINGTON (AP).- When President Barack Obama addresses the nation on Iraq Tuesday night, his Oval Office setting will be sporting a new look — and one that pays homage to Martin Luther King Jr. and four previous presidents. While the president an…
Guernsey’s Presents Two Unique Auctions Under One Roof at Park Avenue Armor
NEW YORK, NY.- Guernsey’s Auction House will host two unique auctions at New York City’s Park Avenue Armory on September 24th and 25th. The auction powerhouse has amassed two mutually exclusive collections, which will be made available to the…