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Community to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtually Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his famous "I Have A Dream" speech during the original March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (Source: Gray TV) By WBTV Web Staff | January 15, 2021 at 10:50 AM EST - Updated January 18 at 8:52 AM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The community will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtually in Charlotte this year due to COVID-19. Events to honor King’s legacy started Friday with the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture hosting virtual films. The center will host a...

From staff reports REMEMBERING MLK — James Baber, president of the Martin Luther King Jr. Association, reviews with the Rev. Buena Dudley Paschall, pastor of Quinn Memorial A.M.E. Church in Steubenville, plans for a virtual memorial service at 6 p.m. Sunday at Mount Carmel Community Baptist Church. (Photo by Janice Kiaski) STEUBENVILLE — While the COVID-19 pandemic will impact how Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed locally, it will in no way lessen the importance of remembering and celebrating the life and legacy of the civil rights leader who was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in ...

MORE BACKGROUND With all the zany news out there, it can be easy to lose sight of some of the really big news -- Yes, we’re ALL CAPS shouting from the rooftops about this Special Election for two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia that’s happening on January 5th because, since this is a special election at a time when voting doesn’t typically happen, a lot of people don’t know about it yet. *Do you have some time to help get out the vote with the Black women-led Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, along with the Transformative Justice Coalition, and Public Citizen in making phone c...

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett If I were Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, I’d cool it with the boasting. I’m a bit more weathered and wizened than the 34-year-old immunologist currently being touted as the “curer of Covid,” and one lesson I’ve gleaned from my many years on this earth is that life loves comedic setups and satisfying punchlines. Opinion assholes like myself wouldn’t have material if not for the ironic twists and expertly delivered sight gags that spring up organically and with such regularity in daily life. Like my column about the SJWs who rallied around a seriously ill black gangban...

Exploring Call Out Culture and Cancel Culture as We Head Towards a New Year In the Midst of a Pandemic Join host Nancy Kahn and guest, Justin Ameen, an abolitionist and student of Transformative Justice, for a conversation about Call Out and Cancel Culture. Justin shares personal stories from their life, along with examples of how they practice Transformative Justice with their peers. Nancy and Justin discuss the implications of Cancel Culture in relationships, in communities with less privilege and power, and as individuals who do not hold privilege and power in this country as we move into ...