In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., born on January 15th, 1929, and was assassinated on April 4th, 1968, was born Michael Luther King Jr., later changing his name to Martin. His grandfather began the family’s long tenure as pastors of Ebenezer Baptist Church, in Atlanta, Georgia, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father…
My Favorite Quotes From People That I Know Dr. Bernice King Edition by Michael “MJ The Terrible” Johnson: “Peace through strength is good idea. Add spreading love, and not hate to it, and now it’s a great idea.” Dr. Bernice King “Get in where you fit in and love who you love. Love is a gift, accept it with open…
The History of Juneteenth: Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Its name is a portmanteau of the words June and nineteenth, as it is celebrated on the anniversary of June 19th, 1865, when as the American Civil War was ending, Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement…
Recently there was a crazy situation involving the police that was/is a complete misunderstanding assuming that all parties are being honest anyway, and I wrote a funny remake of the song “Wade in the Water”, by Ramsey Lewis, a song famously sung by Harriet Tubman, when she helped slaves make it north to freedom through the Underground Railroad. I would…