Tag Archives: Martin Luther King Jr.

America, Wake Up!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

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 →

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THE REAL KING

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

During the last three years of his life, Martin Luther King, Jr., was making some changes in his approach to realizing his vision of the beloved community. After having received the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1964 and witnessing the … Continue reading →

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CALIFANO MISREPRESENTS JOHNSON’S ROLE

Posted on January 14, 2015 by

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 →

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REMEMBERING MARIO CUOMO

Posted on January 4, 2015 by

I did not know Mario Cuomo personally, but I came to admire him a lot—not for his role as a politician and three-term governor of New York, but for his citizenship, service, and truth-telling about the obscenities of xenophobia in … Continue reading →

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VINCENT HARDING: MY KIND OF HERO!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by

As a matter of fact, Harding, so frustrated with U.S. escalation of the war in Vietnam, finally convinced King, after two years, officially to speak out against the military endeavor. Continue reading →

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