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Tag: Mlk Memorial

Jackie O Called MLK a ‘Phony’

By Mike Luckovich —

Posted on Sep 14, 2011 READ MORE | 1 COMMENT

Library of Congress / Dick DeMarsico

The Real Dr. King: An Extremist for Justice

By E.J. Dionne, Jr. —

We tend to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. we want to honor, not the Martin Luther King Jr. who actually existed.

Posted on Aug 28, 2011 READ MORE | 16 COMMENTS

ElvertBarnes (CC-BY-SA)

King was a passionate advocate for economic justice, speaking not just for African-Americans but for all Americans seeking to pull themselves out of poverty and dysfunction. On this score, we haven’t just failed to make sufficient progress. We’ve stopped trying.