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The Wire's David Simon to Write Martin Luther King Jr. Miniseries for HBO

Mar 5, 2014 6:58 PM EST

Fresh off the end of his New Orleans drama Treme, The Wire creator David Simon is attached to write HBO's upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. miniseries, Deadline reports. TV shows we're losing this year Simon has reportedly agreed to write at least the… Read more

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Bell's ringing marks 50th anniversary of March on Washington

00:55 — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s family rang a bell that was saved from the 16th St (more…)

Wynton Marsalis on MLK speech anniversary: We must walk together

05:57 — CBS News cultural correspondent Wynton Marsalis shares his deeply personal commentary on race relations and our progress on social issues across the U (more…)

Rep. Lewis: Martin Luther King "changed us forever"

01:26 — At an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., said Martin Luther King Jr. "taught us to have (more…)

Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister remembers her "little brother"

02:24 — At a rally commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, Christine King Farris, sister of Martin Luther King Jr., remembers her (more…)

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Sat Aug 5 7:00pm

MLK: The Assassination Tapes SMITH

Recalling the April 4, 1968, assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, as well as the events that preceded and followed it. The documentary features footage that originally aired in 1968 and audiotapes of police calls from the tragic day. Inc (more…)