Last Friday in Washington there was evidence of why only 16% of the public approve of the job Congress is doing, according to a Gallup poll. During a House Oversight Committee hearing on whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a ...
Even before concerted efforts to stifle education and conversations around slavery and racism, we were often presented with a limited picture of Black history: The long, vast, varied history of people classified as the singular monolith of their skin color — distilled and oversimplified ...
by Willie Wilson As we honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today with a federal holiday, there will be programs, pageantry and celebrations for a man who expressed a powerful dream in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. But that dream remains largely ...
The 40th anniversary of MLK Jr. Day As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15, we once again honor the many contributions of Dr. King in the journey toward ending racial discrimination in this country. Among Dr. King’s many significant ...
by Michael G. Long Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream turned the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom into a near-religious revival. King’s speech remains so emotionally powerful that we remember little else about that historic march and rally. That’s a ...
by Demetrius Minor Since Americans across the political spectrum are inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it’s not surprising when politicians invoke a catchy phrase used by the slain civil rights leader to bring attention to the kind of society they dream to ...