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author: Greg Mamula, Word&Way
Contributing writer Greg Mamula reflects on how the life of Martin Luther King Jr. has intersected with his own. He writes that as important as it is to name injustice, it is equally important to consider how we lean into the hope of God's ongoing
Warnock, Progressive National Baptists Focus on Voting Rights During Annual Meeting
author: Adelle M. Banks, RNS
The PNBC is considered the "spiritual home" of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and formed as a breakaway group from the National Baptist Convention in 1961 after the NBC opposed sit-ins and other civil rights protests.
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Book: How Martin Luther King Jr. Used the Pulpit to 'Redeem' America's Soul
author: Yonat Shimron
(RNS) — Martin Luther King Jr.'s mission to "redeem the soul of America" cannot be understood apart from his Christian convictions and his ability to eloquently articulate those convictions for a nation hobbled by segregation and structural racism.
Justice vs. Authority
(WW) — A recent CNN piece explored how contemporary Christian music largely ignores contemporary moral concerns. But one line in the piece particularly caught my eye — and not in a good way.
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Shutting Down Others
As of press time, the U.S. government was reopening after the longest shutdown ever. Although I don't work for the government, I was surprised how many times the shutdown impacted me.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Anne Frank: Contemporaries with a Common Legacy
author: Nancy Churnin
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank were born in the same year, 1929. It was the start of the Great Depression, and in the world they came to know, people were out of work, hungry and looking for someone to blame. As happens
For 40 Days in 30 US Cities, King's Poor People's Campaign Lives Again
author: Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Under sweltering 94-degree heat in front of the General Assembly building, a hardy group of progressive activists gathered to revive the
Don't Domesticate MLK
author: Tom Krattenmaker, Yale Divinity School
(RNS) -- Whenever we remember the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some people inevitably pull out a piece of sandpaper and try to smooth the
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MLK's Last Sunday Sermon Is as Relevant Today as It Was in 1968
author: Randolph Marshall Hollerith
When King preached at Washington National Cathedral on March 31, 1968, nobody knew it would be the last Sunday sermon he would ever give.
How the Reformation (and a Baptist Meeting) Changed MLK's Name
The name of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. — much like the name of German monk Martin Luther — remains quickly recognizable. However, King's birth name — Michael King — does not bring the same level of familiarity. How did Michael King Jr.