Tag Archives: Civil Rights Movement

FUNDAMENTUM OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

Posted on January 24, 2023 by mdbwell

In the early days of our democratic republic, there was no organized system of education. Small schools did spring up in the 18th century, but they were primarily put together by parents in local communities with no unitary or coherent structure … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Social Ethics | Tagged charter schools, Civil Rights Movement, income inequality, parochial schools, Poverty, private schools, public education, Racism, revisionist history, standard curricula, violence, vouchers, white supremacy | 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

KING’S “REVOLUTION OF VALUES”

Posted on January 20, 2020 by mdbwell

At the end of the classic Civil Rights Movement that fought for desegregation in public accommodations and safeguarding the right to vote, Martin Luther King, Jr., began to focus on the plight of northern cities. The issues there were manifold: … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty, Race Relations, War & Peace | Tagged Civil Rights Movement, haves and have-nots, King Holiday, lack of vision, Martin Luther King Jr., militancy, Poverty, Racism, radical, revolution of values, social justice, war | 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

America, Wake Up!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by mdbwell

In the last section of the final chapter of his June 1967 book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, Martin Luther King, Jr., focuses on the evils of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism. Analyzing and assessing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty, Social Ethics, War & Peace | Tagged beloved community, capitalism, Civil Rights Movement, Demagoguery, Democratic Socialism, Discrimination, Distributive Justice, human-rights, income inequality, Macbeth, Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence, Poverty, Racism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Revolution, Rip Van Winkle, Values, Washington Irving, White Privilege, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

CALIFANO MISREPRESENTS JOHNSON’S ROLE

Posted on January 14, 2015 by mdbwell

Any representation of Martin Luther King, Jr., will always be hopelessly inadequate in my estimation—so enamored of the real deal am I! I think the enactment by David Oyelowo is less than satisfactory; I feel he does not really capture … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Ethics | Tagged Ava DuVernay, Civil Rights Movement, David Oyelowo, Freedom Summer, James Bevel, Joseph Califano, Martin Luther King Jr., MFDP, Pres. Lyndon Johnson, President John F. Kennedy, SCLC, Selma, SNCC, voting rights | Leave a comment

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