On Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday weekend, Vice President Mike Pence decided it was a great idea to steal a line from the civil rights legend’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech to draw comparisons to Donald Trump, and garner support for his $5.7…
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Martin Luther King Jr. adviser on what it was like to hear him speak: ‘It was spellbinding’
For Clarence Jones, legal adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and author of What would Martin Say?, hearing the civil rights leader speak was otherworldly.
“I never heard anybody speak like that before. It was spellbinding. It was mesmerizing…
7 ways to meaningfully honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Too often, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is seen as a day off — and little else.
Aside from grade school lessons painting a vague picture of King’s life and activism, the majority of us, especially white people, remain detached from his impact. King is a historical name we’ve learned to recognize, coupled with bits and pieces of facts from a whitewashed history. But truly appreciating his work is hardly on the radar — even on a day made to honor him.
It’s an uncomfortable reality of how we’ve been taught to value (or, rather, not value) one of the most influential black leaders in history. It’s all merely surface; a story we don’t see as extending beyond the crisp pages of an elementary textbook. Read more…
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View More 7 ways to meaningfully honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day50 years later, MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign is back — and more needed than ever
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Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s death, and most politicians have chosen to commemorate his legacy by tweeting out some choice quotes — and then leaving it at that.
At the time of his death, however, Reverend King was doing more than crafting inspirational phrases. He was laying the groundwork for his Poor People’s Campaign, a intersectional movement dedicated to eliminating poverty in America, the richest nation on earth.
As part of the campaign, King helped to organize a 3,000 person protest camp on the Washington mall for six weeks. After King’s death, the movement tragically lost most of its momentum. Fifty years later, Reverend Dr. William Barber II and Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis have resurrected his movement, with chapters in 40 states, all of them guided by the same mission: challenging the country’s “distorted morality” and replacing it with something just. Read more…
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Watch Barack Obama and John Lewis talk about Martin Luther King’s legacy
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., a day of remembrance and of reflection about King’s impact.
And that includes this powerful, heartfelt discussion between Barack Obama, …
Super Bowl commercial recut to include Martin Luther King Jr’s real thoughts on ads
On Sunday night, car manufacture Dodge sparked a might backlash on social media for a tone-deaf Super Bowl ad that used excerpts of a speech by Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. By Monday morning, someone recut the ad, wielding King’s wor…
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There have been many cringe-worthy editions of Jimmy Kimmel’s “Lie Witness News” segment in the past, but this one really is next level.
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Twitter’s team has asked celebrities, influencers, and its everyday users, “How has Martin Luther King Jr. inspired you?” to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his passing.
Starting Monday, Twitter retweeted those answers from the account of Twitter’s black employee resource group @blackbirds and created the hashtag #ThankYouMLK50 with an accompanying emoji.
One man, countless lives changed.
To honor his legacy, share how Martin Luther King Jr.’s life impacted yours with #ThankYouMLK50
— Twitter (@Twitter) January 15, 2018 Read more…
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View More Obama, LeBron James thank Martin Luther King Jr. with emotional tweetsNewsweek tweets scarily tone-deaf photo of MLK Jr. in a casket
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The next time you’re thinking of tweeting a photo of a Civil Rights legend in a casket, just, uh … don’t.
Earlier today, the Newsweek twitter account shared a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his casket with the caption, “Have you seen my brother Martin?” The tweet was promptly deleted, but not before it caught the attention and ire of Twitter.
Bernice King, the youngest daughter of MLK Jr., also took notice of the strange tweet.
Why, @Newsweek? Wowhttps://t.co/VOSnmZonGc
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 1, 2018 Read more…
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