FREE AT LAST--Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy (background) leave Birmingham City Jail following their release on April 20, 1963, after eight days of imprisonment. (AP Photo)

by John Blake

 (CNN) -- By the time Clarence Jones reached him, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was in bad shape.

BUILDING LEGACY--In this April 11 photo, President Barack Obama is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

by Liz Sidoti

WASHINGTON (AP) — He wants to slash funding for the Democratic sacred cows of Social Security and Medicare. He doesn't agree with a judge and women's rights groups that girls of any age should have easy access to emergency contraception. He has hinted that he may disappoint environmentalists by letting the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline be built.

HALL OF FAME ENTERTAINER--This March 26, 2013 photo shows Chaka Kahn attending her birthday party in New York. Khan will be inducted into the Apollo Theater's hall of fame. The theater recently announced that Patti LaBelle and Mary J. Blige will perform in Khan's honor at its June 10 New York gala. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, file)

by Genea L. Webb

For New Pittsburgh Courier

 More than 240 of the hottest Jazz artists on the planet will showcase their immeasurable talent at this year's Pittsburgh JazzLive Festival from June 7 through 9.

ARRESTED FOR DUI- This April 8, 2013 photo shows U.S. actor Kevin Hart posing for photographers during the MIPTV, world's audiovisual and digital content market in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Philippe Farjon, file)

by Ben Brumfield

(CNN) -- Comedian and actor Kevin Hart says he'll straighten up his act. And he's not being funny.