Home Joy Bryant and Roland Martin attend The Brotherhood/Sister Sol 6th Annual Voices Gala at Cedar Lake in New York City on May 6, 2010. Credit: WENN Joy Bryant and Roland Martin attend The Brotherhood/Sister Sol 6th Annual Voices Gala at Cedar Lake in New York City on May 6, 2010. Credit: WENN

Joy Bryant and Roland Martin attend The Brotherhood/Sister Sol 6th Annual Voices Gala at Cedar Lake in New York City on May 6, 2010. Credit: WENN

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)