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$When assessing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the number of protesters he helped rouse, the amount of books documenting his philosophy that he published and the total revenue generated by artistic projects made in his honor only tell a fraction of the story. To truly decode Dr. King you must take into account the impact he has had on the global issues of race, class and social justice by virtue of inspiring change. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, BlackEntperise.com spoke with James Peterson, the Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University, in an effort to enhance our understanding on the civil rights leader’s work. —Souleo$

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Decoded

See how the Civil Rights leader inspired mass change

As the nation celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Black Enterprise Decodes the…

By Souleo

Posted: January 16, 2012 Tags: Barack Obama, Bayard Rustin, BE Decoded, Beau McCall, civil rights, Decoded, James Peterson, March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize, Occupy Wall Street, Rosa Parks, The Mountaintop, Toni Morrison

Glenn Beck, Al Sharpton Host Dueling Rallies

March to "Restore Honor" vs. rally to "Reclaim the Dream" of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

If the tens of thousands of Tea Party patriots who descended on the National Mall…

By Joyce Jones

Posted: August 30, 2010 Tags: Al Sharpton, Glenn Beck, I Have a Dream, I Have a Dream speech, March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., National Action Network, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Tea Party

25 Years…And Change

I am back where it all began, in Washington, D.C., to cover the presidential inauguration of one Barack Hussein Obama Jr.

The presidential inauguration of Barack Obama brings me full circle. My first ever professional reporting…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: January 19, 2009 Tags: Barack Obama, inauguration, King Holiday, March on Washington, Martin Luther King