Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 15, 2024, is a holiday in the United States, honoring civil rights champion, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His courage, charisma, and leadership helped him lead the civil rights movement for racial equality, in the 1960s, in the United States. MLK was born on January 15, 1929. He was murdered on April 4, 1968. … More Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Racial Resentment

RACIAL RESENTMENT – David C. Wilson, Dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy @UC Berkeley gave a lecture about racial resentment and how structural racism is not the major factor challenging the status quo on opportunities for African Americans. I took from his lecture that it is each one of us who, by inaction, … More Racial Resentment

Black History Month

Afro-Mexicans and the abolition of slavery in Mexico. … More Black History Month

Today Is The Last Day of 2020

Today is the last day of the year 2020, tomorrow will be the begining of a new year and a new decade. May faith prevail. May hope elevate. May courage stand up. May kindness rise. May we show up to live, love and contribute to our life and the lives of others. May the thousands … More Today Is The Last Day of 2020

Martin Luther King’s Day

Today is Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day, and the nation celebrates his legacy. Read more: Martin Luther King’s Day.

9 Facts About MLK for Non-US Born Americans

By Lupita Peimbert (Culture) – An American hero, Dr. Martin Luther King, is a respected historical figure. His contributions to civil rights, human rights, and African Americans shaped a better future for all. Americans honor his life with a day on his honor.  However, Americans who were not born or raised in the United States, … More 9 Facts About MLK for Non-US Born Americans

Martin Luther King’s Day

In the United States, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, every third Monday in January. Dr. King was a civil rights leader who promoted nonviolent activism, and not only successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law, but he created change at a deeper level, in favor of just treatment to African Americans … More Martin Luther King’s Day