One of those things that just really gets under my skin is when I see people attempting to use MLK and the civil rights era in general to add legitimacy to their movement.
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“The Church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club [...]
“The director of a forthcoming movie about Martin Luther King Jr. has vowed he won’t show him in bed with a prostitute.
For months now, King’s family has been nervous about ‘Selma.’ Produced by Brad Pitt and “Slumdog Millionaire” Oscar-winner Christian Colson, the project’s script portrays King (r.) as the tireless martyr of America’s civil rights [...]
I get a ton of e-mails. Recently I got an e-mail filled with pictures of a Black gay wedding that was filled with comments of folks criticizing the whole thing. Sorta like the comment below.
“I can’t believe this wedding. It’s 2 men. They don’t smile in a lot of pictures and they look like a [...]
Slavery and the Holocaust are still fair game.
What am I talking about?
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 25 (UPI) — A U.S. animal rights group announced it will change a controversial Florida billboard that critics said compared overweight women to sea mammals.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said Monday it will change the Jacksonville billboard, which [...]
As reported by Eugene Robinson for the Washington Post~
“I’ve noticed that when I talk about personal responsibility in the African American community, that gets highlighted,” Obama said in an interview Friday. “But then the whole other half of the speech, where I talked about government’s responsibility . . . that somehow doesn’t make news.”
I could [...]
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Documentary that explores some of the complexities of the Black male experience in America. This is Tavis Smiley’s first film which features Dick Gregory, Michael Eric Dyson, Cornell West, Cliff West, Eddie Glaude, Bebe Winans, Wren T. Brown, Daron Boyce, Robert Smith and Raymond Ross.
Runtime: 90 minutes
Airing date: Sunday, May 24 from [...]
Got this via e-mail the other day.
NEW BIBLE TO MENTION PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
The American Patriots Bible Incorporates Civil Rights Movement Section
(Nashville, Tenn.) The forthcoming Bible title The American Patriots Bible (May 2009, Thomas Nelson) takes readers on a powerful journey revealing how faith has seen American citizens through troubled times, as well as impacted the [...]
If a simple name change of a school could inspire pride and the willingness to do better, streets named after Martin Luther King Jr. wouldn’t be synonymous with crime.
These kids need SUBSTANCE, not symbolism.
From Oakland, CA.
“To graduate from Barack Obama Academy (BOA) means I am part of history in the making, and I want to [...]
Allow me to post for you the original caption of this picture.
5/23/1968-Washington, D.C.: A group of Poor People marchers sing and chant outside the Longworth House Office Building. When they refused to stop, police arrested 18 out of a group of about 200. The arrests were the first since the campaign started.
Now, in case you [...]
Some of you long time readers may remember me starting a series on this site that tracks any and all individuals/organizations that pimp the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. for causes unrelated to the actual movement he represented. Here is the latest entry.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition-Hawaii urges Senate to pass HB 444
HONOLULU [...]
I thought it was for more than just that?
Most blacks say MLK’s vision fulfilled, poll finds
WASHINGTON (CNN) — More than two-thirds of African-Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for race relations has been fulfilled, a CNN poll found — a figure up sharply from a survey in early 2008.
The CNN-Opinion Research Corp. survey was [...]
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