Nichole Flores writes: Martin Luther King Jr. has been upheld as the paragon of racial justice activism, offering a broadly compelling account of human dignity grounded in his vision of the beloved community. But 50 years after his assassination, this vision is often manipulated or taken out of context in ways that water down the… Read More Remembering MLK’s Radicalism and Defending the Dignity of Black Lives
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in America on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., which argues: It is important that as we commemorate Reverend King, we remember the man he truly was: a Christian prophet for justice and a man deeply formed by a religious experience of God and of Jesus Christ. Doing… Read More A Christian Prophet
Fifty years ago this week, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr gave an iconic speech. It offers a vision of the best impulses of the American experiment. No matter how many times I watch video of Dr. King I still get goose bumps. I want to be that community, where children are judged by the… Read More The Promise and Challenge of Already but Not Yet: Personal Reflections on MLK’s Vision
It is no coincidence that Reverend King marched on the Feast of St. Augustine, one of his favorite early Church heroes. It was Augustine’s declaration that “charity is no substitute for justice withheld” that inspired the young King to pursue his ministry with more fervor. It’s important to remember that King viewed the March as… Read More The Secularization of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. is a national hero, a remarkable figure whose courageous pursuit of justice compelled Americans to recognize and correct our nation’s failure to live up to its highest ideals, those so elegantly expressed in the Declaration of Independence. Yet King’s vision transcended these ideals. He articulated notions of equality, freedom, and justice… Read More Dr. King & Catholic Social Teaching
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