Martin Luther King Day commemorates the civil rights legacy of black civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., which is recognized as a federal holiday. King was assassinated outside a Memphis motel room in 1968…

Martin Luther King Day commemorates the civil rights legacy of black civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., which is recognized as a federal holiday. King was assassinated outside a Memphis motel room in 1968…
The University of Oregon’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration invoked “environmental justice” as an important civil rights cause for today’s activists.
Anita Hill brought up the #MeToo movement during her speech to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Elon University.
Indiana University-Bloomington is holding an event with an “interactive privilege simulator” to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Two things are interesting when one rereads the great Russell Kirk, author of the seminal The Conservative Mind, which proved that conservatives had one: (1.) how comments he made nearly half a century ago remain current; and (2.) the startling degree to which the observations of middle-aged Russell Kirk resemble those of young Martin Luther King.
From The College Fix: The University of Michigan “celebrated” Martin Luther King Day by inviting Yale University Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry Claudia Rankine to read some of her award-winning poetry … and to discuss…
It is startling to realize how much the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. accomplished in a life span that did not even reach 40 years. At last year’s Modern Language Association (MLA) convention, Adrienne Brown…
In Part 1 of this two-part report, I pointed out that “Many exhibits in the new $500 million National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. will be worthwhile. They will highlight…
Microaggressions and triggering words! Fear for your lives! *sarcasm* Carnegie Mellon University is accepting submissions for its annual MLK writing contest whose past winners have written everything from poetry on microaggressions to full length essays…
Dr. David Woodard made some great points about today’s activist students: A political science professor at Clemson university drew a stark contrast Monday between recent student protests and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Civil Rights Movement….