Tag: Martin Luther King
-
MLK – Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
Hi, Required reading: MLK’s 1967 book titled “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community“ In my opinion, this is King’s greatest work. King wrote his final book in 1967 in complete isolation. He rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone or access to the outside world. Here are some notes on the…
-
How America Disapproved of MLK
The overwhelming approval with which Martin Luther King, Jr is remembered today stands in ironic contrast to the way he was perceived by white Americans while he was alive. We may love Dr. King today, but that is a fairly recent phenomenon. We have Gallup poll data from May 1963 which show that 46% of Americans held…
-
MLK and the Myth of Time
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., London, Dec. 7, 1964: Now I would like to mention one or two ideas that circulate in our society—and they probably circulate in your society and all over the world—that keep us from developing the kind of action programs necessary to get rid of discrimination and segregation. One is what…
-
Rebranding MLK – An Interview with Jared Ball
The Real News Network : Jared Ball: Martin Luther King Jr. stood for revolutionary transformation; he is used today to support policies that he fought against PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay in Washington. January 17 this year is Martin Luther King Day. Couple of quotes from…
-
A Response to the Death of Osama bin Laden
This has to be said: On May 1, 2011 Pres. Barack Obama appeared on national television with the spontaneous announcement that Osama bin Laden, the purported organizer of the tragic events of September 11th 2001, was killed by military forces in Pakistan. Within moments, a media blitz ran across virtually all television networks in what could only be…
-
Celebrating the Revolution of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil rights leader, political activist, and one of the greatest orators in American history. There is so much to be said about Mr. King. We are taught in schools about his struggle in bringing an end to racial segregation and racial discrimination in America. We are all too familiar with his…