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How MLK was influenced by a black preacher you may have never heard of
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(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.’
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Do not be afraid
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(RNS) — As we face relentless attacks on our rights and our lives, what role does fear play in our lives today?
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Crowds mark 50 years since MLK funeral
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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.
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Another funeral for King
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(RNS) — ‘Fifty years after Martin Luther King died, America needs to hold a national funeral for King — the faux King we have created — so that we might hear anew the real King calling us to what he called a revolution of values,’ writes Raphael G. Warnock, pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. (Commentary)
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King’s death remembered with pledges to confront racism
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WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Certainly, ending racism might seem like an aspiration but, like the very first disciples, we followers of Jesus are called to bear witness to something that the world cannot yet believe is possible,’ said the Rev. Sharon Watkins, director of the National Council of Church’s Truth and Racial Justice Initiative.
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Picture a King
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(RNS) — Fifty years after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., images still convey the power of his work.
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From the black church to India: The theology of Martin Luther King Jr.
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(RNS) — Montgomery. Albany. Birmingham. Selma. Washington, D.C. In each of these places King demonstrated an evolving theology.
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King convinced me to give my whole life to the church and his dream
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SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) — Above all, what most impresses me all these years later is the power of Martin Luther King Jr.’s message. It is the antithesis to the ‘America First’ slogan.
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Don’t domesticate MLK
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(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.
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Martin Luther King Jr., by the book
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(RNS) — Ten books to add depth and understanding to the April 4 anniversary of King’s assassination in 1968.
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As King anniversary nears, 3 Memphis sites key to his legacy draw visitors
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (RNS) — Two of the three sites are houses of worship.
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When Martin Luther King Jr. broke his silence on Vietnam
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NEW YORK (RNS) — In ‘Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,’ King reminded his listeners of why he began the work for which he would ultimately give his life.
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MLK’s last Sunday sermon is as relevant today as it was in 1968
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WASHINGTON (RNS) — On issues of gun violence, racism, economic inequality or immigration, our human instinct is to not offend and to wait for others to act. He challenged the institutional oppression of his day and calls us to confront the injustices of our own time.
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A faithful journey from cotton field to White House: Q&A with a sanitation worker
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (RNS) — The Rev. Cleophus Smith marched in 1968 with black laborers supported by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in their efforts to improve working conditions.
A month before the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination, Smith, 75, talked with Religion News Service about his dual roles as an associate minister and a sanitation worker.
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Remembering King’s last sermon with renewed hope
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (RNS) — One of the two surviving sanitation workers who went on strike in 1968 and who remain on the job today recalled King’s last sermon and his continuing legacy.