Martin Luther King , Jr.

Sounds Like Forever

Arts, Culture & Media

At this point, just two days before Christmas, you’re probably waking up at odd hours with ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ playing on that radio station inside your head. Some songs never seem to go away. And then there are those that really don’t. This month, “Studio 360” has been featuring some of this year’s […]

My Brother's Keeper, print by artist Watson Mere

This Haitian American artist’s image of MLK hushing Trump goes viral again

Arts
People gather to march in the annual parade down MLK Boulevard

Smiley: Capitalism has always been built on the back of the poor — both black and white

Economics
Cesar Chavez, June 1974

What’s the legacy of Cesar Chavez?

Reflecting on the March on Washington

Remembering the March on Washington & Next Steps for Civil Rights

Fifty years ago tomorrow, 250,000 protesters from across the country converged on the Washington Mall for the 1963 March on Washington. With a vision of America as a place of equal opportunity and freedom, they marched for fair labor standards, decent housing, desegregated schools, and better job opportunities.  It was on this day that Martin […]

NAACP turning to U.N. as it protests ‘concerted attack’ on minority voting rights

Global Politics

The NAACP is mounting a counter attack against what it says is a concerted effort to repress the voting rights of poor, predominantly Black and Hispanic voters in America.

Non-violent resistance in the West Bank

A growing movement among Palestinians in the West Bank advocates non-violent resistance to Israeli occupation.

Students in the civil rights movement

Global Politics

Fifty years ago, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee mobilized young people across the country in an effort to end segregation.

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson on ‘Bob Edwards Weekend’

Global Politics

The author and social commentator evaluates the candidacy of Barack Obama and the fate of Black America.