Martin Luther King

If you haven’t been listening to The Ringer’s Higher Learning, co-hosted by Van Lathan—who might be taking home an…

It’s time for black leaders to end our Stepin Fetchit approach to racial equity. Overemphasizing our failings has…

When I was 12 or 13 and living in Frankfurt, Germany, my parents loaded my siblings and me into the car and we drove…

Capitalism is an interesting thing.

Since his assassination in 1968, more than a thousand streets have been named after Martin Luther King Jr. But after…

In 1968, a year fraught with violent civil rights protests and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., tennis…

In a 1968 speech just prior to his death on April 4, Martin Luther King Jr. appeared to articulate the next phase of…

Days after a mysterious fire destroyed decades of invaluable archives and artifacts at The Highlander Research and…

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While our very own Michael Harriot took the time to express his gratitude to white America for being so kind as to…

Whenever I face adversity—when my faith is shaken or my confidence falters—I turn to a woman I carry in my heart…

Beale Street can talk. She’s country, loud and a bit ghetto.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often remembered for his nonviolent fight for civil rights and his moving calls for…

When remembering Martin Luther King Jr., society often removes some of his most radical politics from discussion.

Xerona Clayton, organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and personal friend to Martin Luther King…

I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom…

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There are two MLKs.

Note: To read the story of how an Iowa bar callously disrespected the legacy and the name of Martin Luther King Jr.,…

Unless you live in Alabama or Mississippi, Monday serves as the perfect opportunity to celebrate the life and legacy…