Tag: Luther

Why We Need Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Radical Message More Than Ever

The season is upon us. You know, the time of the year when scores of conservatives whip out that one quote they remember from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, cherry-picking the part where hopes that his four children would "not be judged by the color of their...

No time to “wait”

In 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote the famous words: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” He also wrote, from a cell in Birmingham Jail, “There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs o...

A Matter of Perspective

It’s a matter of perspective. I, as a white man, have been doing a bunch of research over the last few years since George Floyd died. Strangely enough, I’m not sure I’ve reached a complete conclusion or viewpoint of what racism is, but I want to write something about where I’...