The Mississippi state flag is one of a handful of state emblems that still features the Confederate flag. The flag has long been seen by people of color as an enduring symbol of racism and prejudice and one activist group in Mississippi has filed a […]
The city of Griffin, Ga., has a lot going on right now. On March 27, the Atlanta suburb declared the month of April as Confederate History Month. That same day, the city commission had a meeting to allow the public to voice their concerns, comments […]
I recently travelled to Memphis to headline an event at the National Civil Rights Museum in the Lorraine Motel, the place the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. While in the hotel, I pictured the trajectory of the assassin’s […]
Google celebrates the poet on what would be her 90th birthday with a new Doodle featuring her, Oprah Winfrey, Laverne Cox and other famous fans. Source: Enjoy This Animated Reading of Maya Angelou’s ‘Still I Rise’
King celebrated the ongoing fight for social and racial equity during his famed “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech in Memphis. Source: Watch the Electrifying Conclusion of Dr. King’s Final Speech
Fifty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessean. All over the world, people are celebrating the legacy of King and also reflecting on where we are today. Professor Michael Eric Dyson of Georgetown University definitely had some thoughts about […]
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