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Martin Luther King Jr.
Our Burning, Broken, Beautiful World: Thoughts on Turning 43
Caring deeply in an uncaring world can be a lonely business. We must foster movements that provide us with fellowship.
MLK Was a Philosopher of Hope. He Reminds Us That Apathy Is a Dead End.
On MLK Day, the U.S. should painfully interrogate its monumental failure to address systemic injustice.
Americans Rally in Washington, Marking 60 Years Since March for Civil Rights
Crowds converge in Washington committing to sustained racial justice efforts.
60 Years After the March on Washington, 1 in 3 Black Children Live in Poverty
In the wake of a new report, Martin Luther King III says his dad’s dream is not realized and “our work is not over.”
New Biography Details How MLK’s Criticism of Malcolm X Was Fabricated
“King: A Life” also shows how President Johnson and others partnered in the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Civil Rights Movement Fought for Environmental Justice Long Before Earth Day
Black and Brown communities have always been on the front lines of the struggle against pollution.
As Mourners Gather for Tyre Nichols’s Funeral, Calls Grow for Abolition
Abolitionist Andrea Ritchie and Howard University Professor Justin Hansford discuss the need for structural change.
Following in MLK’s Footsteps Means Resisting Christian Nationalism
King’s life gives us a blueprint to fight the religious right.
North Carolina District Bans Book on Racism After Just 1 Parent Complains
The ban comes as a right-wing campaign to ban books on social justice issues sweeps schools across the country.
MLK Family Blasts Manchin & Sinema for Protecting Filibuster Over Voting Rights
Lawmakers need “to ensure that all Americans have the unencumbered right to vote,” Martin Luther King III said.