Editorial: Sanitizing King’s legacy dishonors his core message
In the gaze of white America, King’s legacy starts and stops with his work in the Civil Rights Movement.
In the gaze of white America, King’s legacy starts and stops with his work in the Civil Rights Movement.
The events of this year’s celebration are centered around “the ultimate weakness of violence,” a topic taken from King’s last book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”
Russell Rickford, associate professor of history at Cornell University, has been selected to give the keynote address at the 2017 MLK Week.
Following a lecture at Cornell University from the Black Lives Matter co-founders, Black Lives Matter: Ithaca made its debut at a rally at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School, attended by about 50 people.