Martin Luther King
Motown And Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have A Dream Speech
How the legendary soul imprint worked to make some of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most celebrated and inspiring speeches available on record.
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News6 months agoHear Stevie Wonder’s Powerful, Open Letter To Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
‘I am thankful how you influenced my place of love, which allowed me to try to push the needle of love and equality forward.’
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Features6 months ago
Best Martin Luther King Songs: 10 Moving Tributes
From sorrowful mourning to polemical rage, the best Martin Luther King songs deal with the death of the civil-rights icon in moving, revelatory ways.
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Features6 months ago‘Happy Birthday’: Stevie Wonder Helps Create Martin Luther King Day
The song, and Stevie's tireless campaigning, led directly to the enshrinement of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, observed since January 1986.
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News7 months ago
‘The Great March On Washington’ Available On Vinyl
The historic, 1963 recording culminates with Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech.
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Features7 months ago
‘We’re A Winner’: The People’s Soul Of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
The inspiring and infectious song became the fourth of the Impressions' six R&B No.1s.
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Features11 months ago
Urban Legends Celebrates The Leaders Of The March On Washington
In honor of this momentous occasion, Motown and UMe have developed a number of digital initiatives that honor the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and make archival content accessible to generations...
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Features11 months ago
WhoSampled Traces The Influence Of MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech
From Kendrick Lamar’s “HiiiPoWeR,” to Jay-Z’s “What We Talkin’ About,” MLK Jr.’s speech has been sampled 110 times.
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News11 months ago
Motown And UMe Honor 57th Anniversary Of The March On Washington
The protest’s anniversary is celebrated with long-unseen footage of Coretta Scott King, an exclusive March on Washington and more.
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News1 year ago
Motown Presents First Digital Release Of ‘The Great March On Washington’
The famous recording was made on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on 23 August 1963.
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News3 years ago
Stevie Wonder Shares Star-Studded Tribute To Dr Martin Luther King
On the 50th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr's death, Stevie Wonder and over 80 musicians, politicians and actors share their #DreamStillLives video.
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News4 years ago
New Stage Play Inspired By Nina Simone Coming To Washington DC
A new stage play inspired by the iconic Nina Simone is set to open in Washington DC in November and run up to 24 December 2017
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News6 years ago
B.B. King & Others In R&B Photo Exhibit
A striking photograph of B.B. King on stage forms part of The Early Years of Rhythm and Blues, an exhibition currently running at ICP in New York.
