Urban Magazine is a media outlet covering entertainment, fashion, and sports as they relate to urban culture. We don't just write about it, we live it.
As the presidential inauguration coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, BLK, a popular dating and social app for the Black community, is launching #BLKFreedomWeekend. The initiative offers Black residents in Washington, D.C., a chance to escape the heightened tensions expected during the weekend by providing flight credits to destinations of their choice. BLK will…
This weekend, the NBA celebrated one of its most important traditions honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, nine NBA games will be played including a compelling lineup of four nationally televised games on TNT and NBA TV tipping off at 1:00 p.m. ET. Additionally, all teams playing throughout the weekend wore…
Upstart television channel and network, P O L A R I S, co-founded by legendary journalists, Sway Calloway and Rahman J. Dukes makes its initial foray into a new slate of programming for Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, in honor of the civil rights icon. Starting today P O L A R I S will…
In honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dwyane Wade echoes Dr. King’s teachings to the future generations on NBA Lane. The NBA celebrates MLK Day on Monday, January 17th.
Hosea Helps, Inc. celebrates the Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday as a day on – not a day off. Hosea Helps founder, Reverend Hosea L. Williams, served with Dr. King on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement and believed that dignity, respect, and self-determination were the right of every person. This year…
TV One shines a light on Stevie Wonder and Gil Scott-Heron’s work to rally support to establish a holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr. in the two-hour, two-part special Unsung Presents: Music & The Movement airing tonight, Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET/7C. The project was produced by Emmy and 8-time NAACP Image…
Yesterday, the Atlanta Hawks announced an unprecedented partnership with the estate of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and Nike with the release of its 2020 –21 MLK Nike City Edition uniform. For the first time in the league’s history, the initials…
