#ReclaimMLK: Bringing the Long View Into Contemporary Racial Politics

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 20, 2015 Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy isn't like a stone statue with fixed significance and predictable contours -- it takes on different meanings depending on the American cultural climate at a given moment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Oscars Caucasians

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Oscar Nominations Give Props to Quirky ‘Birdman,’ ‘Budapest,’ Stir Up ‘Selma’ Controversy

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 16, 2015 The 2015 Academy Award nominations are now official, and for those willing to entertain this brand of Hollywood pageantry as a passably noteworthy indicator of sociocultural whatever, here's the lineup for this year's Oscars . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Selma

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MLK Mimes

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J. Edgar Hoover’s ‘Suicide Letter’ to Martin Luther King Jr. Is Even Worse Than We Knew

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 13, 2014 Half a century ago, FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover had what he clearly considered to be a big problem in the form of civil rights galvanizer Martin Luther King Jr. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. John Lewis Schools Rush Limbaugh on Civil Rights Movement

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 21, 2013 Rush Limbaugh asked on his radio program Friday, "If a lot of African-Americans back in the ’60s had guns and the legal right to use them for self-defense, you think they would have needed Selma?" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jesse Jackson: ‘We Are a Better America Today’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2008 Jesse Jackson took a moment on Wednesday to elaborate upon his wordless reaction (that spoke volumes) Tuesday night in Chicago as Barack Obama claimed victory in the 2008 presidential election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Harry Belafonte, the Lion at 80

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 7, 2007 The legendary entertainer and activist may be in his ninth decade, but his commitment to social justice is as fervent as ever. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama, Clinton Cross Paths in Selma

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2007 Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton went to Selma, Ala., on Sunday to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the historic march there. With news outlets buzzing over their "intense rivalry," they managed to applaud one another and honor a momentous struggle above and beyond their own campaigns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )