By Krista Cox — 2020
Who’s the first person who comes to mind when you think of humanism or atheism? A follow-up question: Did you just think of a man?
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Yes, we must radically transform policing in America. But we cannot stop there. We must transform the pervasive systems of economic and carceral injustice that are choking our common life.
Barber’s newsmaking actions were founded on the idea that being a person of faith means fighting for justice.
“This moment requires us to push into the national consciousness, but not from the top down, but from the bottom up.”
Why Rev. William Barber thinks we need a moral revolution.
Nelson Mandela was by nature an optimist, but he was as hard-headed as they come. He did not embrace the consoling view of history that, as Martin Luther King said (in a line often quoted by Barack Obama), “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
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Misty Copeland is speaking out about racial injustice and inequality in ballet.
How do you celebrate and teach the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., both on the holiday that celebrates his birth, and all year long?
In his last years, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was grappling with many issues: workers’ rights, a sprawling protest movement, persistent segregation and poverty. We inherited them all.
After a life filled with transformation, Malcolm X found himself in February 1965 in the throes of yet another.
A conversation with historian Peniel Joseph.