The Martin Luther King Jr Companion: Quotations from the Speeches, Essays and Books of Martin Luther King Jr
BitsBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Martin Luther King: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Jesse Jackson, via Project 21: “You can’t vote against health care and call yourself a black man.” Deneen Borelli, idib: “Ironically, Jackson [...]
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
The logo for the 2010 observance commemorating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. features two contrasting images. The Rev. Nelson Thompson, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City, said the images served a dual purpose, reflective of the urgency to continue the decades-old struggle for equity.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The logo for the 2010 observance commemorating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. features two contrasting images. The Rev. Nelson Thompson, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City, said the images served a dual purpose, reflective of the urgency to continue the decades-old struggle for equity.
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Citing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s call to civil disobedience, 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
John Lyons, Middle East correspondent AS the shock departure of Mahmoud Abbas sinks in for Palestinians, Ahmad Aweidah is rising fast in the new generation of leaders. Mr Aweidah, 39, insists he is not interested in politics, though he's rarely shy about entering the major debates. He argues that Mr Abbas's successor be Nasser al-Qudwa, nephew of the late PLO chief Yasser Arafat, rather than the contender...
The Young Professional Blogs Aggregator (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Bayard Rustin: it’s a name that is not particularly well-known to most of us. His contribution to the United States civil rights movement usually receives only surface recognition: “Bayard Rustin was a civil rights activist best known for organizing the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a dream” [...] No related posts.
SFist (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Demonstrators wave as they are barricaded inside of a closed-off University of California, Berkeley building on the Berkeley, Calif., campus, Friday,. Nov. 20, 2009, during a demonstration against university fee hikes and layoffs. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) The Daily Cal reports that somewhere around 60 protesters have locked themselves inside Wheeler Hall. And...they're still there! (What happened to...
Gun Guys (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
(We are pleased to post the following alert from the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence). When: Sunday, November 22, 2009 Where: Mayme Moore Park 240 Martin Luther King Blvd. Columbus, OH 43205 Near King Arts Complex Presiding: Bishop Timothy J. Clarke, First Church of God - Columbus In Memory of: October 17 - Nathaniel Johns, Age: 49 - S. 22nd Ave. October 17 - Julie Neeley [...]
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
A coalition of leaders from numerous Christian denominations have issued The Manhattan Declaration , a manifesto declaring the intent to disobey any laws that force them to recognize same-sex marriages. The group intends to use the document to sabotage the ENDA debate currently taking place in Congress. Citing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to civil disobedience, 145 evangelical,...
Crunchy Con (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
This is great news, and I'm thrilled that Jonah, the OCA metropolitan, is a signatory: Citing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s call to civil disobedience, 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders have signed a declaration saying they will not cooperate with laws that they say could be used to compel their institutions to participate in abortions, or to bless or in any way...
Ramblin' with Roger (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Here are some issues I've been musing about,. some happened a couple weeks ago but are still in my head. New York State passed a no texting while driving law that became effective November 1. While I'm very much in favor of people not multitasking in that fashion, I'm not all that excited by the passage of more legislation that can be routinely ignored. Perhaps those who always follow the law will...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The regents, some expressing concern about potential pitfalls, said they acted out of a moral imperative to aid the community for which the hospital was once a point of pride. In a unanimous vote that sparked cheers of "thank you" from the audience, University of California regents on Thursday approved a partnership with Los Angeles County that clears the way to reopen the Martin Luther King...
Deoluakinyemi (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
“Any religion that professes to be concerned with the souls of men and is not concerned with the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them, and the social conditions that cripple them, is a dry-as-dust religion.” – MLKJR In the days we live in, the world celebrates Martin Luther King Jr, even the [...]
The Snooper Report (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
This is a HOOT! Nothin like rewriting history to make a point, eh? Get this: Matt Corley / Think Progress: Foxx: Republicans ‘Passed Civil Rights Bills Back In The 60s Without Very Much Help’ From Democrats During a debate on the House floor today over designating 21 miles of the Molalla River as “wild and scenic,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who opposes the legislation, tried...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Promoted by Rosi - It was the tweet that ricocheted around New Jersey, not long after Steve Sweeney made an infuriating statement. Angry and kind of profane, Newark Councilman Ron Rice tweeted the fury a lot of us felt: I am here n AC w/ Sen Sweeney & if/when I c him, I am going 2 give him a piece of my mind on the issue of marriage equality. Fu$%@ng sellout Much has been made about my Twitter...
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