Posts Tagged ‘civil rights movement’

Martin Luther King, Jr., a doer, not a dreamer

Martin Luther King, Jr., a doer, not a dreamer
An esssay on the life of a remarkable leader. Phoenix, Arizona. January 16, 2011 - The creation of a national holiday to honor the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., gives us an idea of the proportion of the historical importance and the achievements of this man, who has come to be a transcendent symbol...
January 18th, 2011 | African Americans, Racial Equity, Talk About Race | Read More

Does focusing on individual change distract from fighting structural racism?

Does focusing on individual change distract from fighting structural racism?
I’m horribly late to the whole “No Wedding No Womb” thing, but I figured it’s about time to give it a few words.  If you’ve missed it, “No Wedding No Womb” (#NWNW on Twitter) is essentially a “don’t have kids out of wedlock” movement started...
October 27th, 2010 | African Americans, Racial Equity, Talk About Race, Women | Read More

Glenn Beck’s Attempt to Bastardize Dr. King’s Dream

Glenn Beck’s Attempt to Bastardize Dr. King’s Dream
Rewriting history is one of the many offenses that political conservatives are constantly accusing liberals of committing.  But no one is guiltier of this transgression than conservatives themselves, who have a particular fondness for rewriting the history of the civil rights movement, especially their...
August 27th, 2010 | African Americans, Featured, Glenn Beck, US | Read More

Backslide in America’s “National conversation on race”

Backslide in America’s “National conversation on race”
Last week, the so-called national conversation on race was dominated by voices that would roll back the Civil Rights Movement.  First, there were loud calls for an end to the basic religious freedoms of Muslim Americans.  Then, a firestorm surrounded false charges of “reverse racism” involving Shirley...
July 27th, 2010 | Featured, Politics, Talk About Race, US | Read More

Divide and conquer will no longer work

Divide and conquer will no longer work
Often the criticism that has been laid by some members of the black community at the feet of other members of the black community who have openly criticized President Obama for not embracing or publicly acknowledging the need for a black agenda is that the criticism is misplaced and inappropriate...
March 31st, 2010 | Politics, US | Read More