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"The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government." - Martin Luther King, Jr. If you are in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area next Tuesday, April 4th, please join me and my esteemed panelists in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the most controversial speech Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ever delivered titled "Beyond Vietnam". The event is free and open to the public. I am honored to join Dr. Clayborne Carson who was invited in 1985, by the late Coretta Scott King, to e

74K views · 4.1K reactions | During a rare televised interview on the Tavis Smiley show in 2004, Prince shared his appreciation for his fans (and fams). "They've allowed me to grow, and thus we can tackle some serious subjects and try to just be better human beings, all of us." (sound on to listen) | Prince | Facebook

Talk show host Tavis Smiley pushes back against allegations of sexual misconduct: “I have never groped, I have never coerced, I have never exposed myself inappropriately to anyone in 30 years…I celebrate and applaud these women who’ve had the courage to come out and tell their truth.” -- via Good Morning America | WSB-TV