Learning From MLK, the Inconvenient Hero
The vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years later, and the relevance of his economic ideas today.
Shattering the Myth of Rosa Parks Reveals the Civil Rights Movement’s True History
By Marc Steiner / The Real News Sanitized histories of the Civil Rights Movement have erased the long history of activism and struggle that defined the life of Rosa Parks…
Teach Black History — Don’t Ban It
Politicians fire teachers and ban books, but more and more Americans are standing up against this effort to erase our history.
New Advanced Placement African American Studies Course is Watered Down Version of Itself
By Suneal Kolluri, University of California, Riverside / The Conversation On February 1, 2023– the first day of Black History Month – the College Board released the framework for its…
Veterans Understand Martin Luther King Jr’s Powerful Demand for Peace
Foreign policy is a blind spot for Americans. This became part of Martin Luther King’s message.
J. Edgar Hoover was the QAnon of his Era, and Martin Luther King Jr. was the Victim of his Dirty Tricks
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ours is an age beset by conspiracy theories, with the fascist QAnon cult at the center of much public…
The 11 Most Anti-Capitalist Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
"The truth is, most politicians would distance themselves from Dr. King's stunning (and spot on) indictments of capitalism."
[Repost] The Liberal Contempt for Martin Luther King’s Final Year
The MLK tributes are sure to pour on the anniversary of the civil rights hero's death, but don't expect them to acknowledge his anti-militarist ideals.
African and Indigenous Peoples: An Alliance for Defense, Survival and Revolution
The Thanksgiving Holiday Is An Opportunity To Remember How The Settler Colonial State Began Its Genocide Against Both Indigenous People And Enslaved Africans.
The Chris Hedges Report: Psychology of a Klansman
In a new book about the Ku Klux Klan’s 1966 murder of Black civil rights activist Vernon Dahmer, author Curtis Wilkie offers insights into the psychology of white supremacists relevant…
This Black History Month, Don’t Ban Our History — Teach It
As politicians ban books and courses, this Black History Month seems especially significant.
It’s Time to End This Relic of Slavery
This Black History Month, we have a chance to end the subminimum tipped wage—and raise wages for workers of every color.
Music and Black America’s Continuous Struggle for Freedom
Kevin Cooper explores the music that was created seemingly for the purpose of helping Black America's historic struggle find a language of its own and shares some of his all-time…