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Martin Luther King Jr.
In Anti-Communist Fervor, FBI Built a 500-Page File on Coretta Scott King
The file is a testament to the larger racist ugliness festering in the U.S., then as now.
Martin Luther King Jr. Warned That the Poor Pay for War With Their Lives
King warned us that the real enemy is war itself.
Michelle Alexander Is Right About Israel-Palestine
For making legitimate criticisms of Israeli apartheid, I am often called a “self-hating Jew.”
The US Celebrates King’s Nonviolence But Not His Antiwar Politics
Martin Luther King Jr.’s anti-Vietnam war speech, “A Time to Break the Silence,” is more relevant today than ever.
It’s Time to Heed King’s Call for the Abolition of Poverty
The radical politics we need are already alive and well around us. We need to recognize and acknowledge them.
New Film Reveals Life of Civil Rights Activist Jack O’Dell
“The Issue of Mr. O'Dell” offers a rare glimpse at the shaping of the civil rights movement amidst the Red Scare.
A Look Back at the My Lai Massacre, MLK’s Assassination, Columbia Protests and the Catonsville Nine
A look at the key events of 1968 and the Vietnam War.
How Do You Tell the Kids that Grandma Is in Jail for Resisting Nuclear Weapons?
There are connections between nuclear weapons, white supremacy and racism.
To Honor King, Let’s Work to End Racial Capitalism
Let's rally on the 50th anniversary of MLK's assassination.
MLK’s Fight Against Racism, Militarism and Capitalism: Historian Taylor Branch on King’s Final Years
It was 50 years ago today when Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis.