Tag Archives: militarism

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

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

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

THE REAL KING

Posted on January 15, 2015 by mdbwell

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 →

Posted in Social Ethics | Tagged achievement gap, anticommunism, beloved community, employment opportunities, job training, King's Dream, Martin Luther King Jr., materialism, militarism, Poor People's Campaign, Poverty, Pres. Lyndon Johnson, The poor | Leave a comment

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