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Martin Luther King Jr. on America’s “obnoxious peace”

We celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year at a time when our nation has come to a fork in the road and the fate of our democracy depends on the path we take. Just 12 days removed from

January 18, 2021 No Comments

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Honor Dr. King: Join the Poor People’s Campaign

On this day, 50 years ago, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee alongside sanitation workers demanding their humanity be dignified by fair wages, decent benefits, the right to unionize, and an end to dangerous working

April 4, 2018 No Comments

Honor Dr. King: Join the Poor People’s Campaign

On this day, 50 years ago, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee alongside sanitation workers demanding their humanity be dignified by fair wages, decent benefits, the right to unionize, and an end to dangerous working

April 4, 2018 No Comments

MLK Day Can Reclaim Its Radical Purpose

On October 19, 1983, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Bill was sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D.-Mass.) and passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 78-22. Two weeks later, on November 3, President Reagan signed the bill that

January 22, 2018 No Comments

MLK Day Can Reclaim Its Radical Purpose

On October 19, 1983, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Bill was sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D.-Mass.) and passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 78-22. Two weeks later, on November 3, President Reagan signed the bill that

January 22, 2018 No Comments

Martin Luther King, Jr. – Spiritual Activist

“Hate cannot drive out hate: Only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. “Hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate.” – Buddha (from the Dhammapada) With an iconic figure such as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose brief life shook

January 10, 2018 No Comments

Martin Luther King Jr., Militarism, and Racism

White supremacist society seems to only allow Martin Luther King, Jr. to be associated with a “dream.” A dreamer is discounted as naive, foolish, with head in the clouds and out of touch with reality. We don’t call George Washington

April 2, 2017 No Comments

Martin Luther King Jr., Militarism, and Racism

White supremacist society seems to only allow Martin Luther King, Jr. to be associated with a “dream.” A dreamer is discounted as naive, foolish, with head in the clouds and out of touch with reality. We don’t call George Washington

April 2, 2017 No Comments

The Intersectional MLK: How Beyond Vietnam Informs Today’s Movements

Join an in-depth conversation on Wednesday, March 29th about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech — days prior to the 50th anniversary of that underrecognized but historic speech. On April 4, 1967, Dr. King addressed an

March 22, 2017 No Comments

The Intersectional MLK: How Beyond Vietnam Informs Today’s Movements

Join an in-depth conversation on Wednesday, March 29th about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech — days prior to the 50th anniversary of that underrecognized but historic speech. On April 4, 1967, Dr. King addressed an

March 22, 2017 No Comments

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