Martin Luther King Jr

POLITICS

MLK’s Social Capitalist Dream

Applying social equity programs in capitalist society could effectively and efficiently eliminate many societal failures such as poverty

Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking against the Vietnam War in front of a large crowd, St. Paul Campus, University of Minnesota

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

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.

Martin Luther King Jr. waves with his children, Yolanda and Martin Luther III, from the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City.

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

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.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the picket line at the Scripto plant in Atlanta, Ga., December, 1964

SOCIETY