
Lionel Richie Reveals His Parents Did Not Allow Him To March With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton October 6, 2025 ‘I was longing to be part of it. And my parents kept telling me it was dangerous,’ said Richie. Former Commodores singer Lionel Richie recently revealed that, while growing up in Alabama, he had an opportunity to participate in a civil rights march featuring Dr. Martin Luther King,








