"If you suppress a fact because it is awkward, you will next be asked to contradict it."
--Hubert Butler
"On this MLK Day weekend, Wright joins Tim to discuss the role of history and black history in our public consciousness. Meanwhile, Trump and MAGA are busy trying to rewrite the history of modern-day political violence, including the thuggery of ICE agents."
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/wright-thompson-the-ghosts-of-mississippi
#MLKday #racism #EmmettTill #Mississippi #UShistory #podcast #BlackMastodon
From the archives: There is an electricity, an almost palpable buzz—some people won’t be convinced until they actually see King set foot on a #Dallas stage. Not everyone is happy, of course: Two hundred protesters huff and stomp outside, yelling that King is a communist. https://www.texasobserver.org/night-martin-luther-king-jr-came-dallas/
"In our conversation, Buccola reveals the profound gulf between Goldwater's abstract view of freedom and King's focus on the daily fight for dignity and individual liberty– and he helps us understand what this historical battle can teach us about the fight for freedom today."
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/17/nx-s1-5668471/freedom-through-the-eyes-of-foes-rev-martin-luther-king-and-sen-barry-goldwater
"Four diseases, all connected, now threaten the nation’s social and moral health: racism, poverty, environmental devastation, and the war economy—sanctified by the heresy of Christian nationalism."
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/02/a-new-poor-peoples-campaign/552503/
Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by teaching Black History today and all year round. We recommend our collection of classroom-ready lesson plans for teaching with award-winning Black History films across the curriculum. For grades 4-12.
#MLK #MLKDay #BlackHistory #History #Histodons #Education #Edutooters #Movies
Hoje é o Dia de Martin Luther King Jr., em homenagem à vida e ao legado de uma das figuras mais importantes da história. Líder do movimento pelos direitos civis nas décadas de 1950 e 1960, a filosofia de luta não violenta de King abriu caminho para mudanças duradouras e continua a inspirar pessoas em todo o mundo.
#MartinLutherKing #MLKDay
Today’s post is an MLK Day-inspired reflection on Jessup 2026 — an international competition hosted in a state that is increasingly hostile to foreigners and regards international law as, at best, advisory.
"On this MLK Day weekend, Wright joins Tim to discuss the role of history and black history in our public consciousness. Meanwhile, Trump and MAGA are busy trying to rewrite the history of modern-day political violence, including the thuggery of ICE agents."
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/wright-thompson-the-ghosts-of-mississippi
#MLKday #racism #EmmettTill #Mississippi #UShistory #podcast #BlackMastodon
"If you suppress a fact because it is awkward, you will next be asked to contradict it."
--Hubert Butler
I wrote this back in 2020 https://bikestylelife.com/2020/01/20/street-of-dreams-can-we-live-the-martin-luther-king-jr-way/. If your town has a street named after Dr. King, how well does it reflect the values he stood for? If they don't have one and they're going to propose a renaming, which street would do the most to honor his spirit?
#MLK #ReclaimMLK #MLKDay #justice #SocialJustice #transportation #StreetNames #MartinLutherKingJr
"In our conversation, Buccola reveals the profound gulf between Goldwater's abstract view of freedom and King's focus on the daily fight for dignity and individual liberty– and he helps us understand what this historical battle can teach us about the fight for freedom today."
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/17/nx-s1-5668471/freedom-through-the-eyes-of-foes-rev-martin-luther-king-and-sen-barry-goldwater
On #MLKDay the UFW commemorates the legacy of a courageous hero. #MLK's words are just as powerful today as when he wrote them in 1958.
"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
From the archives: There is an electricity, an almost palpable buzz—some people won’t be convinced until they actually see King set foot on a #Dallas stage. Not everyone is happy, of course: Two hundred protesters huff and stomp outside, yelling that King is a communist. https://www.texasobserver.org/night-martin-luther-king-jr-came-dallas/
