Blocks away from the funky music of Beale Street, on the south edge of downtown Memphis, sits the two-story Lorraine Motel. Built in the 1920s, the motel on Mulberry Street has gone through some ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Getty Images) A source close to Harris told theGrio that it was the former Vice President’s first visit to the historic ...
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It is family vacation time in African America. A few years back, my kids ...
AUSTELL, Ga. — The story of the historic Lorraine Motel is coming to the stage in Atlanta this Juneteenth weekend. The Memphis landmark is etched in many of memories as the place where Dr. Martin ...
Today's picture of the day, that was captured by late AP photographer Charles Kelly, shows Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rev. Jesse Jackson returned to Memphis on Monday to mark the 54th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. Mary Ellen Ford was a 21-year-old cook at Memphis’ Lorraine Motel in ...
(WSVN) - Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Nike are facing criticism over their latest collaboration. The LeBron 23 “Honor the King” takes inspiration from the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where ...