Edward Anthony·21 hours agoWhat Did Kevin Samuels Do to Be Put in the Same Company as Historical “Black” Men?This post is going to kick off a theme/series of what I call a “Hot Summer”. Yes, summer isn’t official until June 21st, but why not get things started early? My Hot Summer series pertains to controversial topics — not for the sake of being controversial, just speaking my mind…Malcolm X7 min read
James Rozoff·5 days agoWide Open To Transcendent LoveOnly this evening have I realized the Christian term “agape” (pronounced agápē), which is a term for the highest form of love, and the word “agape” (əˈɡeɪp) are spelled the same. As one word derives from Greek and the other from Old Norse, it appears to be a coincidence. …Martin Luther King5 min read
Emma Laurent·May 5A View From Wyoming On MLK DayGrowing up in Wyoming, MLK Day was just a day. — Growing up in Wyoming, MLK Day was just a day. We went to school, did our assignments, and maybe one radical teacher would show us a clip of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. She would say this man is celebrated because he ended racism in the U.S., …MLK3 min read
Martin Luther King III·Apr 29Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King: Peace, justice and equity prevail in Re-Election of France’s MacronBillions of people around the world are watching as yet another war unfolds in front of our eyes. Innocent Ukrainian lives are being lost in a war that, like most wars, should have never been waged. …Marine Le Pen4 min read
Arndrea Waters King·Apr 29Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King: Peace, justice and equity prevail in Re-Election of France’s MacronBillions of people around the world are watching as yet another war unfolds in front of our eyes. Innocent Ukrainian lives are being lost in a war that, like most wars, should have never been waged. …Martin Luther King4 min read
Gerard Jones·Apr 17Ginny Good: Chapter 13, Stockton Street (Spring and Summer, 1964)Listen to this chapter and watch the supplemental videos here: Ginny Good, Chapter 13 on Vimeo Join the web's most supportive community of creators and get high-quality tools for hosting, sharing, and streaming…vimeo.com (On Medium, there are two versions. The first is plain text. Scroll down and you’ll come to the second version. It has me reading each chapter out loud and the videos are where they belong in the text. Thanks. G.)San Francisco13 min read
Topicsandthoughts·Apr 10The Legacy of Nonviolence in The U.S.Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. waving to supporters after reciting his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech. America, the land of the free and the land of the brave; but was it always this way? The simple answer: no. The land of the free has had its fair share…Martin Luther King4 min read
Billy Stidham·Apr 7Grit VS WitGrit: Muhammad Ali taking two-hundred thousand shots to the head in his career. Wit: Floyd Mayweather making a career out of getting hit as few times as possible. Not to take away from Ali’s understanding of the game. Not to minimize his impressive footwork or charismatic personality. It also isn’t…Courage3 min read
Herbert Dyer, Jr.inThe Polis·Apr 4How the Murder of Dr. King Changed My LifeAnd the lives of every young black person in this nation-state — This is a personal memoir of the night Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was viciously struck down in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. It’s a variation of the story I have written and previously published many times — always on or around April 4th: ‘Soul on Ice’ Goes to College, and the Murder of Dr. King Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are enriched…medium.comMartin Luther King5 min read
Ellen BakerinILLUMINATION’S MIRROR·Apr 3Personal Facts You Didn’t Know About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.The Man, Not The Legend — 1. His name was changed. He was Michael Luther King, Jr. When his father traveled to Germany, he was so inspired by the Protestant leader Martin Luther that he changed his name to Martin Luther King, Sr. He changed his son’s name to match his. 2. He was extremely smart. …Illumination Mirror3 min read
