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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

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Tag: Martin Luther King

Posted inGuest Column

White theft: The audacity of co-opting Dr. King

by Donna Ladd, Mississippi Free Press January 20, 2023January 25, 2023

Now, 54 years after Dr. King went to Memphis to support a labor strike by sanitary workers, we see so many arrogant efforts by white Americans to remake him into their preferred hero…

Posted inMartin Luther King

A glimpse of the Beloved Community in South Memphis

by Andrea Morales January 17, 2023January 17, 2023
Posted inMemphis

Little resurrections: How Memphians say they overcome despair

by Jacob Steimer April 15, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inBlack Love

Holding hands on the battleground of freedom

by Alice Faye Duncan February 14, 2022February 14, 2022
Posted inMartin Luther King

Practicing a holy boldness

by Martha Lyle Ford January 17, 2022January 17, 2022
Posted inMartin Luther King

A young girl’s letter to the pastor

by Wendi C. Thomas January 17, 2022January 17, 2022
Posted inMartin Luther King

Don’t tell them Dr. King isn’t relevant

by Dallas King and Rachel Carroll January 17, 2022January 17, 2022
Posted inMartin Luther King

How do we bend the arc of history toward justice? Action

by Leta McCollough Seletzky January 17, 2022January 17, 2022
Posted inMemphis

Young Dolph told stories about poverty, power and policy too

by Carrington J. Tatum November 30, 2021December 2, 2021
Posted inNewsroom

It’s been 4 years since MLK50 was born; lessons from the founder and a vision for what’s next

by Wendi C. Thomas April 4, 2021April 28, 2021

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