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“Power 105.5/The King Airs Special Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
January 16, 2012. Albany, GA/Atlanta. Power 105.5/The King FM, Albany, GA, (lifestream.tv/theking.com) announced today, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday (January 16, 2012) the airing of a special holy hip hop tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Metro Albany, GA airwaves. The Track titled: Let Freedom Ring is produced and recorded in Atlanta, GA by Holy Hip Hop Awards and Syndicated Radio and TV Show Host Minister eDDie Velez (a/k/a Da Preachin Puerto Rican), with express approval of Dr. Berniece King (daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) (as the first ever King Estate authorized song mixed with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s powerful spoken word combined with rap over hip-hop beat). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held freedom marches and was arrested by the Albany, GA police in 1961 and 1962. Key Song hook in Let Freedom Ring: "Let Freedom Ring...From New York City Shores...Let Freedom Ring...From Watts to 5th Ward...Let Freedom Ring...DC To Alabama...Let Freedom Ring...On The Streets of Hotlanta...". Metro Albany, GA encompasses a 16-county radius and 320,000 residents, in SW Georgia, serving as the gateway to Alabama and NW Florida.
To Listen to Let Freedom Ring music track, click Here: Let Freedom Ring - or copy/paste the following mp3 link into your web-browser: www.holyhiphop.com/MLK-Freedom-vers2.mp3
About Power 105.5...The King:
Power 105.5...The King is located in Albany, GA, as SW Georgia's #1 Station for Inspiration. For more information or to listen live 24/7 worldwide, please visit: lifestream.tv/theking.com or www.Power105TheKing.com. To listen live (via the Internet--outside of Metro Albany, GA (24/7), please visit: www.lifestream.tv/theking or http://www.Power105TheKing.com(Click 'Play' button to stream online or on your cellphone or digital device). Follow us on FaceBook and Twitter at: www.facebook.com/pages/Power-105-the-King/108191729261111; and twitter.com/#!/power105theking
About eDDie Velez:
eDDie Velez has been featured on national media such as, BET, CBS - The Early Show, FOX, PBS and C-SPAN. In January of 2002, eDDie Velez was invited by the late Coretta Scott King to be a guest speaker at the Annual Martin Luther King Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. In front of many dignitaries, including the First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Laura Bush, he gave a compelling speech on how Dr. King’s vision cannot die within the Hip Hop Culture. eDDie Velez currently hosts the nationally syndicated Holy Hip Hop Radio Show syndicated worldwide by Superadio. eDDie also serves as the Chairman and CEO of the Fellowship of Holy Hip Hop, an organization that focuses on ministering the Gospel to the Hip Hop culture and annually producing the Holy Hip Hop Awards and Artist Showcase. Eddie Velez is bilingual, speaking both fluent English and Spanish.
About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family's long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and from 1960 until his death Martin Luther acted as co-pastor. Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, graduating from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta from which both his father and grandfather had graduated. After three years of theological study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a predominantly white senior class, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. With a fellowship won at Crozer, he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955. In Boston he met and married Coretta Scott, a young woman of uncommon intellectual and artistic attainments. Two sons and two daughters were born into the family.
In 1954, Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, King was, by this time, a member of the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the leading organization of its kind in the nation. He was ready, then, early in December, 1955, to accept the leadership of the first great Negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the United States, the bus boycott described by Gunnar Jahn in his presentation speech in honor of the laureate. The boycott lasted 382 days. On December 21, 1956, after the Supreme Court of the United States had declared unconstitutional the laws requiring segregation on buses, Negroes and whites rode the buses as equals. During these days of boycott, King was arrested, his home was bombed, he was subjected to personal abuse, but at the same time he emerged as a Negro leader of the first rank.
In 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement. The ideals for this organization he took from Christianity; its operational techniques from Gandhi. In the eleven-year period between 1957 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and action; and meanwhile he wrote five books as well as numerous articles. In these years, he led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire world, providing what he called a coalition of conscience. and inspiring his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", a manifesto of the Negro revolution; he planned the drives in Alabama for the registration of Negroes as voters; he directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C., of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address, "l Have a Dream", he conferred with President John F. Kennedy and campaigned for President Lyndon B. Johnson; he was arrested upwards of twenty times and assaulted at least four times; he was awarded five honorary degrees; was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963; and became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure.
At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement.
On the evening of April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a protest march in sympathy with striking garbage workers of that city, he was assassinated.
About Albany, GA:
Founded by Connecticut Businessman, Nelson Tift, the City of Albany, GA was Incorporated in December 27, 1838. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had an estimated population of 165,400 and ranked #234 in the U.S. The MSA consists of Dougherty, Terrell, Lee, Worth, and Baker Counties. The racial makeup is: 64.80% African American and Black, 33.21% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population. Health care, education and the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany are the largest employers. Manufacturing, transportation, and retail trade are also important foundations of Albany's economy and the city acts as a hub for commerce in southwest Georgia. Albany is the birthplace of legendary recording artist: Ray Charles. The following 15 counties are within a 60-mile radius of Metro Albany, GA (serving also as a gateway to Northwest Florida and East Alabama): Thomas, 42,737; Grady, 25,042; Decatur, 28,544; Mitchell, 23,932; Miller, 6,383; Early, 11,008; Baker, 4,074; Clay, 3,357; Calhoun, 6,320; Colquitt, 42,053; Randolph, 7,294; Terrell, 10,970; Lee, 33,050; Dougherty, 96,065; Worth, 21,967.
January 16, 2012. Albany, GA/Atlanta. Power 105.5/The King FM, Albany, GA, (lifestream.tv/theking.com) announced today, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday (January 16, 2012) the airing of a special holy hip hop tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Metro Albany, GA airwaves. The Track titled: Let Freedom Ring is produced and recorded in Atlanta, GA by Holy Hip Hop Awards and Syndicated Radio and TV Show Host Minister eDDie Velez (a/k/a Da Preachin Puerto Rican), with express approval of Dr. Berniece King (daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) (as the first ever King Estate authorized song mixed with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s powerful spoken word combined with rap over hip-hop beat). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held freedom marches and was arrested by the Albany, GA police in 1961 and 1962. Key Song hook in Let Freedom Ring: "Let Freedom Ring...From New York City Shores...Let Freedom Ring...From Watts to 5th Ward...Let Freedom Ring...DC To Alabama...Let Freedom Ring...On The Streets of Hotlanta...". Metro Albany, GA encompasses a 16-county radius and 320,000 residents, in SW Georgia, serving as the gateway to Alabama and NW Florida.
To Listen to Let Freedom Ring music track, click Here: Let Freedom Ring - or copy/paste the following mp3 link into your web-browser: www.holyhiphop.com/MLK-Freedom-vers2.mp3
About Power 105.5...The King:
Power 105.5...The King is located in Albany, GA, as SW Georgia's #1 Station for Inspiration. For more information or to listen live 24/7 worldwide, please visit: lifestream.tv/theking.com or www.Power105TheKing.com. To listen live (via the Internet--outside of Metro Albany, GA (24/7), please visit: www.lifestream.tv/theking or http://www.Power105TheKing.com(Click 'Play' button to stream online or on your cellphone or digital device). Follow us on FaceBook and Twitter at: www.facebook.com/pages/Power-105-the-King/108191729261111; and twitter.com/#!/power105theking
About eDDie Velez:
eDDie Velez has been featured on national media such as, BET, CBS - The Early Show, FOX, PBS and C-SPAN. In January of 2002, eDDie Velez was invited by the late Coretta Scott King to be a guest speaker at the Annual Martin Luther King Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. In front of many dignitaries, including the First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Laura Bush, he gave a compelling speech on how Dr. King’s vision cannot die within the Hip Hop Culture. eDDie Velez currently hosts the nationally syndicated Holy Hip Hop Radio Show syndicated worldwide by Superadio. eDDie also serves as the Chairman and CEO of the Fellowship of Holy Hip Hop, an organization that focuses on ministering the Gospel to the Hip Hop culture and annually producing the Holy Hip Hop Awards and Artist Showcase. Eddie Velez is bilingual, speaking both fluent English and Spanish.
About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family's long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and from 1960 until his death Martin Luther acted as co-pastor. Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, graduating from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta from which both his father and grandfather had graduated. After three years of theological study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a predominantly white senior class, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. With a fellowship won at Crozer, he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955. In Boston he met and married Coretta Scott, a young woman of uncommon intellectual and artistic attainments. Two sons and two daughters were born into the family.
In 1954, Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, King was, by this time, a member of the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the leading organization of its kind in the nation. He was ready, then, early in December, 1955, to accept the leadership of the first great Negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the United States, the bus boycott described by Gunnar Jahn in his presentation speech in honor of the laureate. The boycott lasted 382 days. On December 21, 1956, after the Supreme Court of the United States had declared unconstitutional the laws requiring segregation on buses, Negroes and whites rode the buses as equals. During these days of boycott, King was arrested, his home was bombed, he was subjected to personal abuse, but at the same time he emerged as a Negro leader of the first rank.
In 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement. The ideals for this organization he took from Christianity; its operational techniques from Gandhi. In the eleven-year period between 1957 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and action; and meanwhile he wrote five books as well as numerous articles. In these years, he led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire world, providing what he called a coalition of conscience. and inspiring his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", a manifesto of the Negro revolution; he planned the drives in Alabama for the registration of Negroes as voters; he directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C., of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address, "l Have a Dream", he conferred with President John F. Kennedy and campaigned for President Lyndon B. Johnson; he was arrested upwards of twenty times and assaulted at least four times; he was awarded five honorary degrees; was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963; and became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure.
At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement.
On the evening of April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a protest march in sympathy with striking garbage workers of that city, he was assassinated.
About Albany, GA:
Founded by Connecticut Businessman, Nelson Tift, the City of Albany, GA was Incorporated in December 27, 1838. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had an estimated population of 165,400 and ranked #234 in the U.S. The MSA consists of Dougherty, Terrell, Lee, Worth, and Baker Counties. The racial makeup is: 64.80% African American and Black, 33.21% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population. Health care, education and the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany are the largest employers. Manufacturing, transportation, and retail trade are also important foundations of Albany's economy and the city acts as a hub for commerce in southwest Georgia. Albany is the birthplace of legendary recording artist: Ray Charles. The following 15 counties are within a 60-mile radius of Metro Albany, GA (serving also as a gateway to Northwest Florida and East Alabama): Thomas, 42,737; Grady, 25,042; Decatur, 28,544; Mitchell, 23,932; Miller, 6,383; Early, 11,008; Baker, 4,074; Clay, 3,357; Calhoun, 6,320; Colquitt, 42,053; Randolph, 7,294; Terrell, 10,970; Lee, 33,050; Dougherty, 96,065; Worth, 21,967.