Martin Luther King

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Yes, efforts to eliminate DEI programs are rooted in racism

The Conversation - April 9, 2024

New College of Florida’s board of trustees, including conservative activist Christopher Rufo, on the screen, lower right, at a Feb. 28, 2023, meeting at...

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Hope is not the same as optimism, a psychologist explains − just look at MLK’s example

The Conversation - April 7, 2024

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks after being released from prison for leading a boycott. Donald Uhrbrock/The Chronicle Collection via Getty Images by Kendra Thomas,...

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MLK Day: Only federal holiday designated as National Day of Service

Courier Newsroom - January 15, 2024

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy With Census Data on Volunteerism, Voting Rights, Education and Economy by Adam Grundy, United State Census Bureau As the nation...

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s moral stance against the Vietnam War offers lessons on how to fight for peace in the Middle East

The Conversation - January 15, 2024

by Hajar Yazdiha, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Since the onset of Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza and the West Bank after...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a much more radical message than a dream of racial brotherhood

The Conversation - January 15, 2024

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. addresses marchers during his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo) by Paul Harvey,...

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Guest Editorial: A Spiritual Marriage of Xmas and Kwanzaa

Courier Newsroom - December 26, 2023

We’ve arrived at that stage of the year where it is the best of times and/or the worst of times, depending on who you...

Arts and Culture

What Kwanzaa means for Black Americans

The Conversation - December 26, 2023

Kwanzaa celebration, family lighting the kinara candle together at home in spirit of unity - Getty Images stock photo by Frank Dobson, Vanderbilt University On Dec....

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Rustin: Man behind March on Washington gets his due

Courier Newsroom - November 25, 2023

Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in “Rustin.” The cast of “Rustin” includes Glynn Turman as A. Phillip Randolph, Aml Ameen as Dr. Martin Luther...

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Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion during the 1963 March on Washington − and it changed a good speech to a majestic sermon...

The Conversation - August 27, 2023

by Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs Every now and then, a voice can matter. Mahalia Jackson had one of them. Known around the...

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Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

The Conversation - April 26, 2023

by Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail...

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