Conservatives have a long history of contorting the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to further political goals at odds with King’s vision of a colorblind society. By Hajar Yazdiha,…
A Boston Review Book Talk with Cornel West. Editor’s Note: In February 2018, the Cambridge Public Library hosted a conversation between Harvard University professors Tommie Shelby, Brandon M. Terry, Elizabeth Hinton,…
His last Sunday sermon reminds us about the perils of not being woke. By Esau McCaulley, NYT — In 1968, four days before he was shot on the balcony of…
Jan 16, 2023 MLK Day Edition of Vantage Point The Professor Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by Rev. Dr. Major Jemison, President Emeritus, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Oklahoman City, OK;…
Baltimore, MD – Rev. Dr. Robert Turner, Senior Pastor of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple and former Pastor of the historic Vernon AME Church in Tulsa, OK, vows to walk to Washington,…
By Julianne Malveaux — Just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the inveterate warrior, Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), introduced legislation to…
When Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Fred Gray was her lawyer. Now he’s being honored for a lifetime of civil rights…
Part 2. By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Nana King, in defining his first practice of service, phrases it as “trying to love somebody,” which is a linking of two of…
Monday, April 4, 2022 — On this edition of Vantage Point, The Professor Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by Mayor Ras J. Baraka. Topic #1 State of Newark Address: “Newark…
Part 1. By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On the day of April 4th, this Day of Sacrifice, this day of the martyrdom and assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,…
Monday, January 24, 2022 — On this MLK Day edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined by special guests Phillip Agnew and Pastor Michael…
By Michele Miller — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Four days later, Civil Rights Warrior and Congressman John Conyers Jr. took to the…