MLK
Sixty years later, King’s dream still calls
By Bridget Moix — August 31, 2023
(RNS) — Six decades after King proclaimed his dream that we would all be ‘free at last’ from racism and violence, Black lives are still threatened every day by race-based killings.
In honor of Dr. King, demand our elected officials expand voting access
By Nick Bates — January 16, 2023
(RNS) — We must pray, organize and lift our voices to guarantee all votes are counted, all votes are treated equally and all voters have access to the ballot box.
America is exceptional — in its addiction to violence and war
By Shane Claiborne — April 4, 2022
(RNS) — It's been 55 years, but Martin Luther King's historic speech, 'Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,' rings out as true as ever. To our shame.
On MLK Day, King III implores Senate to act on voting rights
By Michael Warren and Jeff Martin — January 17, 2022
ATLANTA (AP) — A day before the U.S. Senate was expected to take up significant legislation on voting rights that is looking likely to fail, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s eldest son condemned federal lawmakers over their inaction. Speaking in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Martin Luther King III said though he was marking the federal holiday […]
How the Ebenezer Baptist Church has been a seat of Black power for generations in Atlanta
By Jason Oliver Evans — January 15, 2021
(The Conversation) — One cannot appreciate the importance of MLK Day without understanding the tradition which formed one of America’s most influential civil rights leaders.
How MLK was influenced by a black preacher you may have never heard of
By John Terrill — April 20, 2018
(RNS) — Throughout his life, Howard Thurman wrestled with the question of how the 'religion of Jesus' applied to those 'whose backs are against the wall.'
Do not be afraid
By John H. Vaughn — April 9, 2018
(RNS) — As we face relentless attacks on our rights and our lives, what role does fear play in our lives today?
Crowds mark 50 years since MLK funeral
By The Associated Press — April 9, 2018
ATLANTA (AP) - Relatives of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led more than 1,000 people on a march Monday in downtown Atlanta, where large crowds gathered 50 years earlier for the slain civil rights leader's funeral procession as a mule-drawn wagon pulled his casket through the streets.
King in Montgomery: A white Southern Baptist minister reflects
By Alan Cross — April 5, 2018
(RNS) — If we benefit from the status quo, we can seek to maintain it rather than recognize that a wheel of injustice might be grinding our neighbor down. King shone a light on that injustice and it often made white Christians uncomfortable. His words and legacy, if we listen, still make us uncomfortable today.
What MLK would say today
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 5, 2018
First, Dr. King. Then, Robert Kennedy. Then, the Chicago riots. Fifty years ago, it was a very dark spring and summer.
Don’t domesticate MLK
By Tom Krattenmaker — March 30, 2018
(RNS) — Whenever we remember the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some people inevitably pull out a piece of sandpaper and try to smooth the sharp edges of the great civil rights prophet.
MLK would agree with Kirsten Powers on serving same-sex couples
By Jonathan Merritt — February 20, 2014
RNS' Jonathan Merritt uncovers a lesser known lecture by Martin Luther King, Jr. with implications for America's current religious liberty debate.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: How Christian churches can continue his legacy
By Jonathan Merritt — January 20, 2014
MLK Day was designated in 1983, but more work remains to be done. Here's how Christian churches can continue to be instruments of justice in a new era.
Becoming storytellers: An interview with Scott McClellan
By Jonathan Merritt — February 28, 2013
Scott McClellan, 30, is Communications Pastor at Irving Bible Church and former director of the Echo Conference. He is one of the foremost Christian voices on effective communication and is releasing his first book, Tell Me a Story: Finding God and Ourselves Through Narrative (Moody Publishers). In it, he shares what comprises a good story and how we can […]
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