Martin Luther King

It Took 15 Years For MLK Day To Become A Holiday — Today quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr abound, mostly misused to suit the purpose of the person citing him. To hear people tell it now, Martin is universally loved and has always been so. People forget that in a 1967 poll, King was among the most hated men in America…

Has viral validation ended the long game? — When Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968, he was likely the most hated man in America. He was certainly on the short list. Don’t be fooled by the historical fiction peddled in American classrooms, in which an entire nation rallied around a docile…

I Just Found Out I’m White — It’s a matter of perspective. I, as a white man, have been doing a bunch of research over the last few years since George Floyd died. Strangely enough, I’m not sure I’ve reached a complete conclusion or viewpoint of what racism is, but I want to write something about where…

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s words “…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” used to represent a sentiment that genuinely well-meaning people understood. In the…

Listen up... — Where would we be today, if Martin Luther King was still alive? I haven’t had many heroes in life. People that had the power to reach in, grab hold of some part of me and reshape it. Martin Luther King became one of those heroes before I turned 15. …

His life, his dream, his legacy — Born on January 15, 1929, we celebrate a holiday in honor of a man who was not a president, an explorer, or a saint. …