About Kevin Lankford

    Before scoffing at this headline, you should know that in 1999, in Memphis, Tennessee, more than three decades after MLK’s death, a jury found local, state, and federal government agencies guilty of conspiring to assassinate the Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil rights leader. The same media you would expect to cover such […]

Granted, Benjamin Franklin had fire safety in mind when, in 1736, he famously advised Philadelphians that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But his words could just as easily apply to keeping your home safe from freezing pipes. And for anyone living in an area where temperatures regularly dip below freezing […]

California’s state attorney general, Kamala Harris, announced her bid to run for U.S Senator on Tuesday, following current California Senator Barbara Boxer’s announcement last week that she will not run for re-election in 2016. Harris, who is a Howard University alum, has just been re-elected for her second term as attorney general in November and […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s traveling Bible hasn’t gone on regular display since President Barack Obama used it while taking his second oath of office two years ago. The public hasn’t seen the slain civil rights icon’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal in recent years, either. Both relics reside in a […]

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he will travel to Paris this week to show solidarity with the French people, following sharp criticism of the Obama administration for not sending a senior official to Sunday’s rally for unity in Paris that was attended by some 40 world leaders and more […]

Idris Elba is finally speaking out and address the possibility that he might star as the next James Bond. The 42-year-old actor took to Twitter to thank those who have supported the idea of him starring as Bond and sent a message to his haters. “Isn’t 007 supposed to be handsome? Glad you think I’ve […]

President Barack Obama released a statement Sunday on the death of Stuart Scott, the longtime ESPN anchor who died of cancer at the age of 49. The full statement: “I will miss Stuart Scott. Twenty years ago, Stu helped usher in a new way to talk about our favorite teams and the day’s best plays. […]