Martin Luther King Jr

LGBTQ Pride: Reflect, Rejoice, & Respond Globally

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: The Talmud, Civil Rights, Lesbian, Violence, United States, Gay, Transgender, Human Rights, LGBT Pride, Bisexual, Martin Luther King Jr., Oppression, Ukraine, Russia, Hillary Clinton, Discrimination, Gay Voices News
Warren J. Blumenfeld

As the truism advises, "Think globally, and act locally," my hope is that we can join together to create the world as be a place where everyone will celebrate their Pride safely and with integrity in ways that express their truest joys while showing their full humanity, freedom, and liberty.

Read Post

Gays May Have Fastest Of All Civil Rights Movements

Los Angeles Times | Mark Z. Barabak | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Kenneth Sherrill, Cleve Jones, Will & Grace, Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Unions, Naacp, Harvey Milk, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay-Rights, Frank Gilliam, Gay Rights Movement, Gary M. Segura, Gay Rights, Jan Van Lohuizen, Joe Bidden, Gay Voices News

SAN FRANCISCO — In 1958, the Gallup Poll asked Americans whether they approved or disapproved of marriage between blacks and whites. The response wa...

Read Whole Story

The Civil Rights of a Generation

Paula Skaggs | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., North Carolina Gay Marriage Ban, North Carolina Amendment One, Civil Rights, Gay Voices News
Paula Skaggs

North Carolina doesn't define a nation. Our nation is going to be defined by the millions upon millions of people who understand that equality isn't limited to sexuality, and human rights aren't something that should be given only to those you agree with.

Read Post

What Would Dr. King Say About Amendment One?

Omid Safi | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Religion and Sexuality, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, North Carolina Amendment One, Mlk, Religion News
Omid Safi

Martin's own struggles focused on racial, economic and peace concerns, and he did not opine much on gender and sexuality matters. However, there was a person very close to him who has spoken out courageously and clearly on this topic.

Read Post

Fearing Fear Itself

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Obama Hope, Google, Subprime Crisis, Gmos, Fear, Fukushima, France, 9/11, French Jews, Elections 2012, The Economy, Palestinians, Mad Cow Disease, Bernie Madoff, France Elections, Politics, Students Loans, Advertising, College, Martin Luther King Jr., Public Relations, Fearless, Japan, Israel, Generation Y, South Sudan, Becoming Fearless, Becoming-Fearless, Politics News
Marian Salzman

In this election year, I've been on fear watch. Folks are fearful of everything from 2012 theories to GMOs to student loans taking over as the number one source of pain for college grads everywhere.

Read Post

Sheet Music Collages Are Music To Our Eyes

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Classical Music, Art, Video, Beethoven, Sheet Music, Martin Luther King Jr., Erika Iris Simmons, Female Artists, Slidepollajax, Tape Art, Collage, Arts News

It never ceases to amaze us how music notes can sometimes take shape and come to life. Artist Erika Iris Simmons gives us a glimpse of what it might l...

Read Whole Story

The Secularization of the MLK Monument

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, Mlk, Martin Luther King Memorial, National Mall, Christianity, Memorials, Monuments, Secularism, Politics News
Ken Blackwell

Even though Dr. King was a Baptist minister and his history-altering speeches about civil liberties are saturated with references to natural rights and profound theological constructs, all 14 quotes carefully etched into his stone monument completely eschew references to God.

Read Post

Morehouse, Martin And The Methodists

Rev. Jerry Campbell | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Christianity, Morehouse College, Racism, United Methodist, Race in America, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Religion News
Rev. Jerry Campbell

We must not betray the promise of America by continuing to turn a blind eye to the plight of the oppressed in our midst. It is up to us to take up the cause of social justice for which Dr. King and many others struggled.

Read Post

Remembering MLK: Standing Up to the Dream Killers

Van Jones | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Dr. King, The American Dream, Martin Luther King, America Underwater, Contract for the American Dream, American Dream, Martin Luther King Jr., Rebuild the Dream, Student Loans, Ed DeMarco, Home Foreclosures, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, Student Debt, Martin Luther King Anniversary, Politics News
Van Jones

Today, April 4th, 2012, marks the 44th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. It's a good time to reflect on the state of not only Dr. King's dream, but the American dream at large.

Read Post

MLK, Trayvon And Jesus

Rev. Ruth Hawley-Lowry | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Racial Justice, Martin Luther King, Mlk, Jesus Christ, Trayvon Martin, Christianity, Martin Luther King Jr., Race in America, Racism, Religion News
Rev. Ruth Hawley-Lowry

what do Trayvon Martin, Dr. King and Jesus have in common? They were all killed in the midst of a political climate that justified fear and legalized hate.

Read Post

Resurrecting The Cause For Which King Died

Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., Redistribution of Wealth, Economic Justice, Jobs, Unemployment, MLK Day, Christian Social Justice, Religion News
Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr.

The very week he died, MLK was in the process of planning the Poor People's Campaign to go to Washington, D.C. to document that poor people in this nation are citizens just like everybody.

Read Post

How Ordinary a Hero Can Be

Dan P. Morrison | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Detroit, Martin Luther King Jr, Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Heroes, detroit4detroit, Citizen Philanthropy, Detroit News
Dan P. Morrison

But heros are all just people. They get out of bed every morning and put on their pants, skirts and saris like everyone else. Gandhi and King had a thing for the ladies and my mom doesn't always recycle properly.

Read Post

Civics Lessons from Our National Monuments

Jerry Lanson | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr, National Monuments, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, DC News
Jerry Lanson

When, I wonder, will we as a nation truly listen to the words of our greatest leaders rather than merely posting them on memorial walls for posterity?

Read Post

Thoughts On The Drum Major Instinct In An Election Year

Andy Watts | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Drum Major Instinct, Health, Race in America, Martin Luther King Jr., Religion and Politics, Christianity, Election 2012, Mlk, Bv-Politics, Religion News
Andy Watts

As MLK explains it, "Drum Major Instinct" is the desire to be first, to lead the parade. It desires recognition, importance, attention and being first. The consequences of this unharnessed instinct are devastating.

Read Post

Trymaine Lee

TODAY: The Place To Buy Slave Shackles, Martin Luther King Jr.-Inscribed Book, Blood Tusk

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Martin Luther King, African Diaspora, Slavery, Africa, Martin Luther King Jr., Swann-Auction-Galleries, New York, African Americans, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, African American Collectibles, Black History Month, Black Voices News

As the midday rush on an exhibition floor at the Swann Auction Galleries in Manhattan cooled earlier this week, curator Wyatt Houston Day floated arou...

Read Whole Story

Lead The Change

The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D. | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Christianity, Black History Month, Religion and Politics, The Middle Project, Black Church, Teachings of Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights, Christian Social Justice, Bv-Sunday, Religion News
The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D.

It is not easy, nor simple for churches to "preach brotherhood and make it a reality within its own body." But the church is the place and our faith is the source with which we may be instruments of change.

Read Post

No Middle Ground

D. R. Tucker | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: J. Anthony Lukas, Common Ground, Democratic Party, Boston Magazine, Barack Obama, Catholic Church, Boston Public Schools, Kevin Hagan White, Martin Luther King Jr., Peter Kadzis, Charlestown, Kevin White, Boston School Committee, Politics News
D. R. Tucker

The images of extreme violence in South Boston and Charlestown in the fall of 1974 are still so lurid and so disturbing that one can't help wondering what exactly drives human beings to such behavior.

Read Post

Healthy And Tasty Memphis Eats

Carolyn Scott | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Vegetarian, Tennessee Travel, Healthy, Majestic Grill, Imagine Vegan Cafe, Gluten Free, Vegan, Martin Luther King Jr., Travel, RP Tracks, Elvis Presley, Dejavu, Tenneesee, Foodie Travel, Dining, Civil Rights Museum, US Destinations, Restaurants, Memphis, Healthy Travel, Food, Graceland, Travel News
Carolyn Scott

Known for its BBQ, I was beyond delighted in Memphis with incredible food that was available to this little ol' vegan.

Read Post

Not Everyone Happy With MLK Memorial Inscription Change

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., National Park Service, Video, MLK Arrogant Twit, Maya Angelou, Ken Salazar, Drum Major Instinct, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Mlk Memorial, DC News

WASHINGTON -- A controversial truncated inscription on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial that critics say makes the slain civil rights lead...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: D.C.'s African-American Monuments And Memorials

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: DC News, History, Video, Civil War, Slidepollajax, Martin Luther King Jr., Dc Around Town, Mlk, Martin-Luther-King, African American, Civil Rights, Black History Month, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Black History Month comes around each year in February, but this is the first since the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, which ...

Read Whole Story

Marlo's Favorite Quotes

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Quotes, Martin Luther King Jr., Inspiration, Funny Videos, Benjamin Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Women News

I have always believed that we can all learn from and be inspired by the wisdom and life experience of others. Just like a picture can paint a thousa...

Read Whole Story

It's Time to Talk to Iran

Yousef Abukhdair | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Middle East, Israel, Iran, Obama, Martin Luther King Jr, War, Politics News
Yousef Abukhdair

We know the GOP will attack the president if he extends an olive branch to Iran; but they will attack him regardless, so he may as well do something of significance for the greater good of our entire civilization.

Read Post

Which Martin Luther King?

Rev. Malcolm Boyd | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Mlk, Civil Rights, Remembering MLK, MLK Day, Christian Social Justice, Mlk Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr., Religion News
Rev. Malcolm Boyd

Do we know him? I did, and feel that we are missing a huge chunk of his purpose and meaning. In my view the celebrity side largely misses the point of his life. He stood among us as a real person.

Read Post

For Black History Month, Ten Key Films on the African-American Experience

John Farr | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Denzel Washington, Civil Rights Movement, Academy Awards, Morgan Freeman, Martin Luther King Jr., Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies by Farr, Best Movies, Eyes on the Prize, Gospel Music, Documentary, Cicely Tyson, Martin Luther King Day, African Americans, Freedom Riders, Spike Lee Movies, Culture News
John Farr

With Martin Luther King's birthday just past us, and Black History month coming up, the time seems right to celebrate those invaluable films that shed light on the black community's long struggle for equal rights in this country.

Read Post

City To Appeal Reinstatement Of Two Officers

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Colorado Progressive Coalition, Video, Alex Landau, Martin Luther King, Denver News, Martin Luther King Parade, Denver Martin Luther King Parade, Martin Luther King Jr., Denver Police Brutality, Mlk, Denver Martin Luther King Marade, Denver News

Last Friday's reinstatement of two Denver Police officers involved in an excessive force scandal created enough angry citizens to give the city's 27th...

Read Whole Story