Category Archives: Social Ethics

REFLECTING ON MLK JR.’S LEGACY: PASSING THE BATON

Posted on April 4, 2022 by mdbwell

As I reflect upon the life and legacy of Dr. King on the occasion of his mutilation some fifty-four years ago, I realize my celebration is bittersweet. The beloved community he had envisioned is far from fulfillment. Continue reading →

Posted in Race Relations, Social Ethics | Tagged assassination, beloved community, Boston University, economic exploitation, Great March to Freedom, I Have a Dream, love of neighbor, militarism, Morehouse School of Religion, next generation, Prince of Peace, Racism, Wesleyan University, Yale Divinity School | Leave a comment

The Father of Black History

Posted on February 1, 2022 by mdbwell

Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950), the son of enslaved parents, was unable to attend high school until he was a few months’ shy of his twentieth birthday in 1895. He was forced to work hard labor for many years prior to enrolment at … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Race Relations, Social Ethics | Tagged Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Berea College, Black Health and Wellness, Black History Month, Carter G Woodson, Christian Churches, Coronavirus, Frederick Douglass, Harvard University, Howard University, Journal of Negro History, NAACP, Omega Psi Phi, The Mis-Education of the Negro, University of Chicago, W E B Du Bois | Leave a comment

A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE

Posted on October 5, 2021 by mdbwell

Whether or not we like the decision each woman makes is one thing; however, removing the right to make the choice is unconscionable. Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Social Ethics | Tagged Abortion, Feminism, human-rights, Letty Russell, Male chauvinism, Margaret Farley, Rights, Womanism | Leave a comment

A CHANGE MUST COME!

Posted on September 22, 2021 by mdbwell

We must ask ourselves why people who are on or below the middle rungs of the economic ladder do not support social uplift processes that would help them become more financially solvent. Continue reading →

Posted in International Affairs, Poverty, Social Ethics | Tagged American Dream, capitalism, Christian socialism, Democratic Socialism, human-rights, income inequality, Martin Luther King Jr., Poverty, revolution of values, Walter Muelder | Leave a comment

MADE IT? A 9/11 FAMILY SAGA

Posted on September 10, 2021 by mdbwell

Vicki felt surely this had to be orchestrated by a group. In other words, the United States was at war. Continue reading →

Posted in International Affairs, Social Ethics, War & Peace | Tagged Barnard College, Cancer, Columbia University, faith, family dysfunction, Family trauma, grace, Iraq War, militarism, nonviolence, Osama bin Laden, pacifism, pernicious fumes, terrorism, Twin Towers, War and Peace, World Trade Center | Leave a comment

REWORKING THE G-20 AND THE UNITED NATIONS

Posted on September 10, 2021 by mdbwell

It is not simply an idealistic dream to give voice to the voiceless or a home to the homeless. . . . We must listen to all voices. Continue reading →

Posted in International Affairs, Poverty, Social Ethics | Tagged African Union, Civil Rights Movement, European Union, Fierce urgency of now, G-20, income inequality, Jeffrey Sachs, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Organization of African Unity, Poverty, violence | Leave a comment

Has Capitalism “Worked”?

Posted on June 7, 2019 by mdbwell

It’s laughable to me when critics of socialism parrot the cliché that “it has never worked anywhere in the world.” Usually, that prosaic statement is made not from primary research, but from lazy borrowing from others—who more than likely also … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty, Social Ethics | Tagged apostles, Barbara Ehrenreich, capitalism, compassion, Cornel West, Democratic Socialism, economic freedom, free enterprise, Harvey Cox, haves and have-nots, J. Philip Wogaman, Jane Addams, Jesus, Letty Russell, livable wages, Manning Marable, Martin Luther King Jr., mixed economy, poverty elimination, prophets, social services, Socialism, W. E. B. Du Bois, Walter Muelder | Leave a comment

Smarting Over Intelligence

Posted on July 21, 2018 by mdbwell

I am experiencing a bit of dissonance these days as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are constantly in the news. In terms of the agential members of these organizations pursuing the issue of other … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Ethics | Tagged American Experiment, Assassinations, Central Intelligence Agency, Civil Rights Movement, Cold War, Conspiracy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hermeneutic of suspicion, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Obstruction of justice, Robert F. Kennedy, Russian interference, South Africa, Systemic Racism | Leave a comment

THE “USEFULNESS” OF MLK, JR.

Posted on April 4, 2018 by mdbwell

On April 4, 1968, I was grounded for some reason that now escapes me—probably because of paternal capriciousness rather than childhood petulance. I recall a few days earlier that I overheard my father opine that Martin Luther King, Jr., would … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Ethics | Tagged 1960s, 50th anniversary, April 4 1968, assassination, Black Lives Matter, Boston University, Christianity, Ebenezer Baptist Church, ethic of love, human dignity and worth, Jesus, justice, March for Our Lives, Martin Luther King Jr., materialism, Me Too, Memphis, militarism, Poverty, Pres. Kennedy, Racism, social movements, Voter Suppression | Leave a comment

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