For many Black folks, celebrating these opposed historical figures on the same day is wildly ironic and makes me feel unsettled. So, I cannot help but wonder if Dr. King’s soul was able to rest easy last night.
Ayanna Pressley said she will spend the day honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. instead.
The King Family will hold a press conference tomorrow. Our prayers are with the family!
Two episodes from Genius: MLK/X will premiere on National Geographic Feb. 1 at 9/8c
WNBA star Brittney Griner is uplifting her community and fans over a month after her release from a Russian penal colony.
Dr. King’s words do not always evoke the “hand-holding” imagery many associate him with today, but it is important to know the full-scope of the man who led the Civil Rights Movement
Height also worked on issues like unemployment, illiteracy and voters' rights in the Black women’s community.
MLK’s early speeches marked the culmination of phase one of the civil rights movement
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A recent exchange between Bernie Sanders presidential campaign co-chair Nina Turner and Hilary Rosen offered Black people a telling reminder of the danger of white democrats and the subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle ways in which they uphold white supremacy through their smugness, condescension, and dismissiveness.
The civil rights icon was honored with a statue on Sunday, marking the 64th anniversary of when she refused to give up her seat for a white patron.