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How to Be a Racial Justice Hero, on MLK Day and All Year Long
by Hatty Lee, Terry Keleher on January 16 2012, 10:26AM
Martin Luther King, Jr., isn’t the only racial justice hero—you can be one too. Simply drill down on your daily routine, ask some basic questions about equity in the institutions you engage and deploy your own hero powers to fight for it.
MLK Memorial Finally Dedicated After 10 Years of Fundraising, a Hurricane and Earthquake
by Jorge Rivas on October 17 2011, 2:32PM
The celebration was far smaller than organizers had anticipated back in August, but the message was loud and clear: there’s still work left to be done.
Topics: Politics
MLK Memorial Unveiled to Cheers — And Criticism
by Jorge Rivas on August 22 2011, 12:45PM
Critics are unhappy Dr. King’s sculpture was created by Chinese artist Lei Yizin in China.
Topics: Politics
Poll: More Than Half of Americans Believe King’s Dream Has Been Fulfilled
by Jorge Rivas on August 19 2011, 11:54AM
Just over half of Americans polled say Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of racial equality has been fulfilled.
Topics: Politics
MLK in 2011: Tim Wise, Barbara Ransby and Michelle Chen
by Kai Wright on January 17 2011, 12:30PM
Colorlines writers apply King’s ideas to today’s politics.
Topics: Kai Wright
We Twisted King’s Dream, So We Live With His Nightmare
by Tim Wise on January 17 2011, 8:00AM
Today’s remembrances abstract non-violence from justice, colorblindness from racial equity and public service from radical social transformation.
Remembering MLK: The Things We’ve Forgotten Would Guide Us
by Barbara Ransby on January 14 2011, 9:51AM
Civil rights historian Barbara Ransby says we are all King’s political heirs.
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Call for Peace as Racial Justice Still Rings
by Michelle Chen on January 13 2011, 9:47AM
Global Justice columnist Michelle Chen explores the legacy of King’s antiwar activism.
Topics: Global Justice, MLK Day
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