Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
A Critical Need for A Narrative About National Peace
March 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Anup Samanta explains how lacking a “narrative about national peace” leads to complacency.
The MLK That Never Gets Quoted: “Don’t Let Anybody Take Your Manhood”
January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Move down into the inner resources of [your] own soul and sign with pen and ink of self-assertive manhood [your] own Emancipation Proclamation.”
Acceptance: The Fight of the 21st Century
January 21, 2013 By 5 Comments
The values extolled by Martin Luther King Jr. live on how we live them.
The Complicated Legacy of Dr. King
January 17, 2013 By 9 Comments
In some circles, speaking ill of Dr. King is blasphemous. But wasn’t he just a man like ourselves?
Rape Discussions Deepen as Indian Rape Victim Dies
December 30, 2012 By 103 Comments
The questions at the heart of it all: Why does rape happen? What can we as a society do about it?
Quote on MLK Jr. Monument Will Be Removed
December 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
Abbreviating a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads to controversy.
Reflections of a U.S. Jew in Poland
October 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
Professor Warren Blumenfeld writes of how the dynamic and palpable tension of history still exists today
Beginning a Dialogue on Death
October 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Coach Cj Swaby’s fight against grief.
25 Rules for Moms With Sons
April 11, 2012 By 148 Comments
Tabitha Studer knows how important it is for parents to raise boys conscientiously, and so she complied a list of 25 rules for mothers of sons.
On Zimmerman, Derbyshire and the New Apologists For Racism
April 10, 2012 By 29 Comments
Mark Greene believes we are ALL under siege by a political system that seeks to pit us against each other.
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.