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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Historically, Black Leaders Supported Palestinians; Why Less So Now?
Today's silence by black leaders in the face of Israeli aggression against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip stands in stark contrast to the historic support of the Palestinians …
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Remembering Vincent Harding, an Enduring Veteran of Hope
The author of a series of books on the civil rights movement - which he called the Southern Freedom movement - he not only wrote history, but also played …
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Prophecy Delivered! Martin Luther King Jr. and the Death of Democracy
Are we witnessing the death of democracy in the United States that Martin Luther King foretold?
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Waging War on Valentine’s Day
How can we rescue radical love from cardboard expression and use it to "restore the humanity" of our oppressors?
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Pete Seeger: Beating Flagpoles Into Ploughshares
Pete Seeger, RIP and God bless. As you used to say, take it easy, but take it.
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
The King Center's call for nonviolence was heard in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Beyond the Dreamer
As the country marks Martin Luther King Jr.'s 85th birthday, a veteran activist explains why it would be a mistake to remember King as only a great civil rights …
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When Martin Luther King Gave Up His Guns
King became an icon of pacifism, but he also believed in confrontational direct action.
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Dr. King’s Nightmare
The wealth possessed by our nation's 400 richest billionaires is equal to the collective net worth of all African-American households.
Dayvon Love: “King’s Teachings on US Imperialism Opened My Eyes to Radical Thought”
Young Baltimore activist Dayvon Love tells Paul Jay how MLK's teaching that American blacks must be anti-imperialist, changed his life.