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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 “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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