ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | yesterday
"One could argue that some controversy was inevitable no matter what. Memorial sculptures for King have long been lightning rods for racial resentments, black and white. The importance of this one --- the first representation of an African-American and nonpresident to be so honored on the National Mall --- would make it particularly fraught."...
Thinking made Easy (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Introduction “No, no we are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream,” in a keynote speech delivered by Martin Luther King, a human rights advocate, at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The speech,...
NewsObserver.com - Local & State (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The public is invited to a community discussion about race relations at 7 p.m. today in Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
ac360blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Program Note: In the next installment of CNN’s Black in America series, Soledad O’Brien examines the successes, struggles and complex issues faced by black men, women and families, 40 years after the death of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Watch July 23 and July 24, at 9 p ET We devote several days on [...]
HispanicTrending (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
July 22, 2008 By Joseph Radzievich The great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. This adage appears to have proved itself to be painfully real in the...
ac360blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Program Note: In the next installment of CNN’s Black in America series, Soledad O’Brien examines the successes, struggles and complex issues faced by black men, women and families, 40 years after the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Watch July 23 and July 24, at 9 p ET We devote several days on the [...]
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
CNN Trains Its Lens on Race In a year that marks both the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Barack Obama's rise to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, CNN set out to explore how black people are feeling, thinking and doing. The effort has been spun into a pair of two-hour documentaries: "The Black Woman and Family," which airs tonight,...
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: [b]PageOneQ[/b] Using the words of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to bolster their case, consumers opposed to support of the National Lesbian and Gay Chamber of Commerce by fast food giant McDonald's protested yesterday outside one of its restaurants in Citrus Heights, California. ...
PREA Prez (Free subscription) | yesterday
Martin Luther King: Why we can’t wait. Eduwonkette has the data. The Bloomberg/Klein NY school reforms have actually widened what is called the achievement gap between white and minority students. If there is trouble in Gotham, it can be summarized in a few lines: best case scenario, the black-white achievement gap in 8th grade math achievement won’t [...]
ajc.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
A London couple has devoted a Web site to him. A German magazine dubbed him the "American Idol," while other European publications have compared him to John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Opinion L.A. (Free subscription) | yesterday
With 600 coffee shops closing across the country -- some to cries of caffeine-deprived protests -- I guess I shouldn't quibble about the details. My colleague Sandy Banks wrote in The Times about one Starbucks closing near Martin Luther King Jr. and Vermont, and another at Crenshaw and Vernon. But it still didn't answer the question -- none of the stories of the shuttered shops has answered my question....
NewBlackMan (Free subscription) | yesterday
from The Washington Post The New South's Capital Likes to Contradict Itself By William Jelani Cobb Sunday, July 13, 2008; B01 ATLANTA This past January, Sen. Barack Obama delivered a speech on Martin Luther King Day at Ebenezer Baptist Church here. The symbolism was obvious. Appearing in King's home church just a few weeks after winning the Iowa caucuses, Obama was a visible embodiment of the boldest...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Los Angeles County will investigate the hiring practices at Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital, which is under scrutiny for hiring workers who committed serious crimes. County supervisors ordered the investigation Tuesday, a week after the county's chief...
43rd State Blues: Democracy for Ida (Free subscription) | yesterday
This is a thought that I have been having for a while. The slogan on a popular T-shirt links Sen. Barack Obama's presidential run to the Rev. Martin Luther King's dream of racial equality. It's one of several T-shirts -- including "Barack is my homeboy"-- that reflect African-Americans' euphoria over Obama's White House bid, according to a story from CNN. read more »
Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: BlackSpin , Black History 365 Black Voices Blogs : How do you measure progress in the Black community? Well, we've come a long way baby, that's for sure.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said it best: "All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another... Read more
