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Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr.
Melissa Harris-Lacewell, The Nation. January 18, 2010.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a strategic political leader. He was a realist whose choices were often upsetting and unpalatable to those on his left -- much like Obama.
Howard Zinn and Bill Moyers on Right-Wing Demagogues and Progressive Resistance
Bill Moyers, Howard Zinn, Bill Moyers Journal. December 15, 2009.
Zinn: "Democracy doesn't come from the top. It comes from the bottom. Democracy is not what governments do. It's what people do."
Why Dr. King Would Break the Silence on Afghanistan
ZP Heller, Brave New Films. April 6, 2009.
The socioeconomic parallels between the Vietnam era and today.
Dr. King, Pete Seeger, & Barack Obama
ZP Heller, Brave New Foundation. January 21, 2009.
Remembering their messages in times of great adversity.
Despite Decades of Progress, Race Fears Still Haunt the U.S.
Paul Harris, The Observer UK. April 1, 2008.
Despite the rise of a black middle class and Obama's run for president, the racial divide still exists -- especially for the urban underclass.
Waterboarding? Racist Cops Have Been Torturing Black Suspects for Years
Thomas J. Gardner, Madison Capital Times. February 29, 2008.
Torture is not a new phenomenon. Just ask the Memphis police officers who beat me forty years ago.
Obama Needs a History Lesson about Hillary and King
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. January 14, 2008.
The Obama campaign has misunderstood a comment by Senator Clinton about MLK's role in the civil rights movement.
Be Your Own King
Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. January 15, 2007.
Behind all the Kumbaya-ism in this federal holiday is a prophetic preacher who talked not just about race, but about war and poverty.
Be Your Own King
Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. January 15, 2007.
Behind all the Kumbaya-ism in this federal holiday is a prophetic preacher who talked not just about race, but about war and poverty.
