By Edrea Davis – Thanks to civil rights leader, Melanie L. Campbell, I had the privilege of being with Dr. Dorothy Irene Height at NCNW headquarters on the night Barack Obama was elected President in 2008. As the nation celebrated, I watched tears roll down her cheeks. “I never thought I’d see the day,” she […]
Bloody Sunday Remembered: Where Are Today’s Freedom Fighters?
By Edrea Davis – Today, Americans gathered in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate Bloody Sunday—the day in 1965 when John Lewis and hundreds of other brave souls were beaten and bloodied on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. They marched for the right to vote, for dignity, for justice, knowing full well the danger ahead, yet they kept […]
Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Was a Drum Major for Environmental Justice
By Felicia M. Davis – As I say farewell to our beloved leader, spiritual and intellectual guide and personal mentor, reflections upon the many lessons that Dr. Joseph E. Lowery taught informs my perspective on virtually everything. We know that he would admonish us to listen to the experts about COVID19 but he would also […]
Regina Belle, Cassi Davis, Roland Martin Honor Rev. Joseph Lowery at 98th Birthday Celebration
ATLANTA – As actress, Cassi Davis, and journalist, Roland S. Martin, kept the program moving, civil rights pioneers Christine King Farris and Rev. C. T. Vivian, joined new-school leaders like Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, nearly 100 student Change Agents, and over 500 attendees to celebrate Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery’s 98th birthday. Presented recently […]
On MLK Day Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee Announce Plans to Skip the Oscars
It’s sad to hear that on the day we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. award-winning director, Spike Lee, and actress and producer, Jada Pinkett Smith, have announced they will not attend the 2016 Oscar ceremony. Sad but a great way to bring attention to the fact that this is the second year all-white slate of major […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Gospel of Action
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., American Civil Rights Activist By Marc Morial – National Urban League Wednesday (To Be Equal #2)- There is no shortage of words in the English language to describe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By now-over five […]
WORDS MATTER: King Out of Context – Just Fix It! – By Julianne Malveaux
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was anything but an “arrogant twit”. Yet Dr. Maya Angelou called it entirely correctly when she said that one of the quotes engraved on the side of the new memorial to Dr. King portrays the man as a braggart, not the humble servant leader that he was. “I was a […]
A Dream Both Realized and Deferred – by Julianne Malveaux
If one were to look up “tenacity” in a dictionary, one might well simply search for logo of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, or a photograph of the MLK Memorial Foundation’s Executive Director Harry Johnson, Sr.. In 1984, the men of Alpha Phi Alpha proposed a national memorial to Dr. King, and they continued to push […]
Letter to Dr. King
Raynard Jackson – You didn’t know me when you were here, But through your words I feel you are near. I was too young for the demonstration, But I learned about you in my education. You said we all were created equal, But maybe now we need a new sequel. Because I don’t know what […]