CULTURE
Efforts to Erase MLK’s Legacy Continue Today
Holidays to commemorate the Confederacy and constant misquoting are evidence of efforts to sanitize Dr. King’s true legacy
Civil Rights
SOCIETY
Africans and African-Americans Would Honour Martin Luther King by Rekindling Their Bonds
King’s knowledge of Africa evolved slowly and was initially peppered with the usual beliefs of African backwardness.
SOCIETY
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 Things I’ve Learned Curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College
For the past 11 years, civil rights historian Vicki Crawford has worked as the director of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection
SOCIETY
Neighborhoods With MLK Streets Are Poorer Than National Average and Highly Segregated, Study Reveals
Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., according to our recent study, and educational attainment is much lower.
SOCIETY
America’s Public Schools Seldom Bring Rich and Poor Together – and MLK Would Disapprove
More than five decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., many carry on his legacy through the struggle for racially integrated schools.
SOCIETY
Black Americans Mostly Left Behind by Progress Since Dr. King’s Death
On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers.
SOCIETY
Martin Luther King Jr., Union Man
If Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d probably tell people to join unions.
SOCIETY
MLK’s Vision of Love as a Moral Imperative Still Matters
More than 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States remains divided by issues of race and racism, economic inequality as well as unequal access to justice.
SOCIETY
How a Heritage of Black Preaching Shaped MLK’s Voice in Calling for Justice
The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. President Barack Obama mentioned King in both his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance and victory speeches in 2008