Subject: Martin Luther King Jr.

• Take a Guess

  February 26, 2007

• Stars and Bars

  January 19, 2007

• RIP, James Brown

  December 27, 2006

• Drenched In Blog: El DeBarge Arrested? Somebody Notify Steve Guttenberg

  August 30, 2007

• Five Songs for MLK Day

  January 21, 2008

• Rockets-Sonics Live Blog: Today at 1 p.m.

  January 21, 2008

• Dismal Dig

  Deep Down doesn't mine its potential

  October 14, 1999

• First and Foremost

  After 21 years of arguing, Conroe still can't come up with an MLK tribute

  August 21, 2003

• Carrie On!

  The American Idol finals inspire Beatlemania-like frenzies on the Richmond Strip

  June 2, 2005

• Turning the Screw: H.I.S.D., Trae, Lupe Fiasco, Prodigy, Soulja Boy, Roy Jones Jr., Ice Cube and More

  November 3, 2008

• Seven Ways To Tell When That Woman Plans To Drug And Rob You

  It's a crime-wave that is terrorizing single, vulnerable men out for a simple night of fun on Austin's Sixth Street. Men powerless to defend themselves from their attackers. Stupid, stupid men.As the Early Show reported recently, six men have been robbed by a group of three or four women dubbed "The Sixth Street Bandits." Some of the victims say they had been drinking heavily, making them easy targets for credit card theft. Others say they were only drinking "moderately" and suspect they had bee

  December 12, 2008

• Rotation

  August 11, 1994

• My Prayer (Is To Be On An E-Mail List)

  Hair Balls is now being prayed for by a network of faithful across America. And it's free. (We think.) A Houston-based company called My Prayer Initiative offers the service (we'll get back to that), which, according to them, is the first of its kind.The press release My Prayer Initiative sent over says, "As this country prepares for one of the most memorable and historic events, Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration and the 44th Presidential Inauguration, the MyPrayer Initiative invites Amer

  January 19, 2009

• Slideshow: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade

  Photo by Chris Gray This bright, blustery morning, Rocks Off ventured to Minute Maid Park to take in Houston's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, featuring Mixtape Messiah and Co-Grand Marshal Chamillionaire, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rockets mascot Clutch, the mighty U of H and Willowridge High School marching bands and lots more. Click here for a slideshow. As soon as the parade was over, Chamillionaire - whose Fly Rydez custom detailing shop tricked out many of the parade vehicl

  January 19, 2009

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Parades -- Take Your Pick Or View `Em Both

  It takes two parades to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr, mostly because two Houston groups can't get along in the way that the Good Doctor advocated.But two parades mean twice the celebrating, and viewers got to enjoy Chamillionaire and others, all on a MLK Weekend that will never be forgotten, and never quite again be the same.We were at both; catch the slideshows here and here.Update: We were slightly confused about all this; these pictures are not of the two infamously "competing

  January 19, 2009

• Things To Look For At The Obama Inaugural

  You know where you could be right this moment, which is about 7:30 in the morning Houston time?You could be waiting in FREEZING Washington, DC, getting on line to go through security checks so you could wait for hours and hours to watch Barack Obama's inauguration from a half-mile away.On the one hand, you will be able to say you were there. And just like any baby boomer who went to Woodstock forgets about (or romanticizes) the hassles, you will be able to say "I was there." And that's a very, v

  January 20, 2009

• Aftermath: The Jones Family Singers at the Rothko Chapel

  Barnett Newman's "Broken Obelisk," dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr., outside the Rothko Chapel/ Image by A D Forman Note: Because Monday's performance was a religious service, no photography was allowed. Thanks to Monday's MLK Day and Tuesday's inauguration, among other reasons, Aftermath has been thinking about the intersection of faith, music and religion a lot lately. Obviously, even during one of the darkest periods anyone under 80 can remember during our lifetimes, this na

  January 20, 2009

• The Insider

  January 4, 1996

• Press Picks

  January 11, 1996

• What's So Bad About That Bill White-MLK-Obama Ad, Anyway?

  Ever since Isiah Carey broke the story on his Insite blog, most of the other media outlets in town have followed up with items on the allegedly offensive advertisement that Mayor Bill White took out in the Houston Defender, a black paper, for Martin Luther King Day.This is, supposedly, a terrible thing because it equates White with two icons of the black community.What the critics fail to realize, however, is that the ad is simply derived from the mayor's standard template for such things. We'v

  January 30, 2009

• Press Picks

  July 25, 1996

• Breaking the Blue Code of Silence

  October 8, 1998

• Fecal Distraction

  February 11, 1999

• MLK Day WonderWeek

  Web exclusive!

  January 15, 2009

• 3rd Annual MLK Youth Parade

  Web exclusive!

  January 15, 2009

• Chinese Democracy's Liner Notes Upstage Axl Rose's Would-Be Magnum opus

  Amuse Your Delusion

  December 4, 2008

• “Interwoven Traditions: The Spiritual Journey from African to African-American” and “The Road to the Promised Land: Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement”

  Two exhibits examine the history of black Americans

  June 12, 2008

• “Rhapsody in Black and White”

  The photography of Charles “Teenie” Harris documents the life of African Americans over 40 years

  May 15, 2008

• The MLK Day Parade

  Two factions turn MLK Day into a competition

  January 17, 2008

• Hail the King

  January 12, 2006

• Fit for a King

  February 23, 2006

• Amazing Height

  April 6, 2006

• A Moon Swoon

  One Houston preacher gave up the cross for the cult

  March 9, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  March 2, 2006

• Redneck Renaissance

  Gretchen Wilson’s return to town makes us wonder, What’s really behind all these songs about Wal-Mart, cheap beer and NASCAR?

  November 3, 2005

• Zevolution

  There's more to Z-Trip than the mash-up phenomenon he helped make famous

  September 15, 2005

• Biggers Is Better

  The inaugural exhibit at TSU's University Museum is a testament to the power of one

  July 6, 2000

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  February 17, 2005

• Cheap Shots

  A new film exposes the ugly deeds of legendary Texas heroes

  January 13, 2005

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  January 13, 2005

• Well-Dressed Rebels

  Revolt of the operagoing socialites

  May 13, 2004

• Mighty Real

  The boy who loved his stuffed rabbit too much

  January 15, 2004

• Saints, Sacrilege and Retablos

  Cultural activist Macario Ramirez goes on a holy war against a local art gallery

  December 7, 2000

• Drums of Injustice

  Ensemble shows civil rights era through mental patients

  April 29, 1999

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Casual Encounters," "Literally Figurative," "New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch"

  May 28, 2009

• Remembering 1969, Part 1: Altamont, Rosemary's Baby, Santana at Woodstock and More

  1968 might have been - at least politically - one of the most turbulent years of the '60s. Students rioted left - specifically, the Left Bank in Paris - and right against the war in Vietnam, while back home racial tensions escalated, especially after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The political landscape shifted that year as Robert Kennedy was assassinated, opening the door for the Republican Party, via Richard Nixon, to rise to power. But 1969 proved to be an equally important one f

  June 10, 2009

• Ron Paul, Bravely Standing Up Against The Iranian Revolutionaries

  Photo by fixermarkCongress, which has nothing better to do than pass non-binding, feel-good resolutionsthat will have no effect, did just that today with a vote on a bill "Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law."The resolution passed 405-1.One nay?..........Dr. Ron Paul of Brazoria County, in the hizzy!!!111!1111The Iranian revolutionaries join such company as Mother Theresa and Martin Luther King as bei

  June 19, 2009

• Straight From the Sole: Thoughts on Michael Jackson's Death

  You know Soledad. He's the vocalist from controversial Houston rap-metal act Daylight Coma. He's got a lot to say. Sometimes it's insightful, sometimes less so, but it's almost always said with conviction. This week, we asked him about the King of Pop's death. You're welcome to express your disdain with his opinions in the comment section. We're fairly certain he'll respond to you personally. He may even call you something unflattering. Fingers crossed. Rocks Off: Well, we suppose Michael seems

  July 2, 2009

• Rick Ross Is Completely Innocent and the Greatest Rapper Alive

  Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and, sometimes awkwardly, tie it to a bit of Houston rap. It's five videos and occasional cussing. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com.​Last year, president of Don Diva magazine Sam Ferguson played a major role in breaking the news that Miami-based rapper/self-described drug kingpin Rick Ross was once a correctional officer. It started up a nice little writer vs. rapper feud between the two and was hot, hot

  August 21, 2009

• SPECIAL EL EDITION

  September 10, 2009