Last week marked 64 years since the Supreme Court ended segregation in our schools. The Brown v. Board of Education ruling overturned Plessy v. Ferguson—the “separate but equal” law—supposedly so that Black children...
Tag - Dr. Martin Luther King
In third grade, I remember learning about Martin Luther King. We listened to his “I Have A Dream Speech.” We read about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. We looked at photos of the marches in Selma. We were...
It shamed me to see the way so many White people honored Dr. King on MLK Day last month. For many, including myself at one point, Dr. King represents an idealized vision of a societal problem being solved without the discomfort...
Dia Jones, shares a poignant message about her grandmother, Dr. King, and the hope and dreams of Black students. My grandmother was the epitome of a dream catcher. She was born in a place and time when she was not expected to...
“I fear I may have integrated my people into a burning house.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Yesterday, January 15th, we celebrated the Dr. King holiday (which also coincides this year with his actual birthday). While some...
“I must encourage the freedom fighters who follow that any approach which fails to address white supremacy and its counterpart, the imputation of Black inferiority, will force you to walk in circles… Unless you want to...
One of the single most infuriating liberties in which white privilege manifests itself is attempting to define other people’s heroes. The 2nd principle of Kwanzaa calls on us to apply Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) to our...