Tag: Martin Luther King Jr;
For more than 50 years, the United Methodist clergyman was involved in advocacy work...
Joseph Lowery, minister, civil rights leader, friend of King, dies at 98
by: Adelle M. Banks March 28, 2020 (RNS) — The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a civil rights leader who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and prayed atRead More
Morning of Challenge and Inspiration
FVCMA Community Prayer Breakfast Strives to Carry On Dr. King’s Message
AURORA, Ill. – Today, on the national Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Aurora clergy, public officials, and local residents gathered for a time of prayer, fellowship, music, and challenge atRead More
The most frequent question I get when presenting about racial justice is, What do we do?
How can one person take us closer to racial justice? These three bywords will help
by: Jemar Tisby Jan 21, 2019 (RNS) – Burdened by the brutality of racism in America, Martin Luther King Jr. stepped to the microphone near the Lincoln Memorial in WashingtonRead More
Today, SBC seminaries are seeking to determine whether the treatment of King in their curricula is sufficiently robust...
MLK taught as ‘Christian hero’ at SBC seminaries
by David Roach Date: January 18, 2019 – Friday EDITOR’S NOTE: January 21 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. NASHVILLE (BP) — When a white supremacist gunned down nine blackRead More
[T]he USCCB and the Shrine will join with numerous other churches and schools across the nation tolling bells in homage to Dr. King's legacy..
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Join in Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Church Bell Tolls; April 4
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2018 — On April 4th at 7:05 pm (EDT), the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will join in solidarity with the Basilica of the National Shrine ofRead More