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Displaying all articles tagged:
Martin Luther King Jr.
where are ü now?
Jan. 21, 2025
Justin Bieber Promises He’s Still a Wife Guy
Despite unfollowing (then refollowing) Hailey Bieber.
By
Jason P. Frank
power
Jan. 20, 2025
Where Was Michelle Obama During Trump’s Inauguration?
She posted about honoring MLK’s legacy by “getting involved in your community.”
By
Andrea González-Ramírez
power
Jan. 20, 2025
Don’t Let the Inauguration Push Out MLK Day
Revisiting the civil rights leader’s words is an antidote to the pomp and circumstance of Trump’s return.
By
Brittany Packnett Cunningham
from the archives
Mar. 25, 2024
The City on the Eve of Destruction
Gloria Steinem and Lloyd Weaver report from New York City on the night of Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder.
By
Gloria Steinem
and
Lloyd Weaver
power
Jan. 10, 2024
Coretta Scott King’s Daughter Says Her Mom ‘Wasn’t a Prop’
Her tweet comes after Jonathan Majors told an interviewer his girlfriend “held me down like a Coretta.”
By
Danielle Cohen
jonathan majors
Jan. 8, 2024
Jonathan Majors Is Still Comparing Girlfriends to Coretta Scott King
Meagan Good “held me down like a Coretta.”
By
Zoe Guy
he has a dream
Oct. 5, 2023
Yeah, Chris Rock Is Committing to Nonviolence
He’s reportedly in final talks to direct and produce a Martin Luther King Jr. biopic.
By
Jennifer Zhan
public art watch
Jan. 20, 2023
The Problem With Boston’s MLK Memorial Isn’t That It Looks Like a Penis
It’s how it reminds us of how little Boston — and other cities — have advanced the civil-rights leader’s racial-justice agenda.
By
Diana Budds
politics
Jan. 17, 2022
We Still Need Martin Luther King Jr.’s Aspirational Patriotism
He challenged Americans to live up to our values, not to boast of our own inherent greatness.
By
Ed Kilgore
new music
Mar. 19, 2021
Yes, Justin Bieber Put Two MLK Speeches on
JUSTICE
Listeners have criticized his use of the speeches, but King’s daughter supported it.
By
Justin Curto
q&a
Jan. 18, 2021
MLK/FBI
Delves Into the ‘Darkest Part’ of FBI History
Sam Pollard’s documentary chronicles the bureau’s yearslong campaign of governmental harassment, wiretapping, and attempted defamation.
By
Chris Lee
politics
Dec. 30, 2020
Georgia Senate Runoffs Head Toward a Dramatic Finish
Amid epic spending and strong early voting, the contests that will determine Senate control remain in a dead heat.
By
Ed Kilgore
georgia senate runoffs
Dec. 2, 2020
Doug Collins’s Sacrilegious Attack on Raphael Warnock
Georgia Republicans are engaged in holy war against Christian minister Warnock and his hallowed Atlanta church.
By
Ed Kilgore
georgia senate runoffs
Nov. 18, 2020
The Hypocrisy of Republican Attacks on Raphael Warnock’s Sermons
Warnock and the Black preaching tradition he represents are not “unpatriotic.” They draw from the same inspiration as Christian conservatives.
By
Ed Kilgore
john lewis
July 3, 2020
John Lewis’s Lifelong Struggle for Voting Rights Isn’t Over
Once it looked like Obama’s election represented the culmination of John Lewis’s career. A new documentary shows battles for old causes persist.
By
Ed Kilgore
what’s past is prologue
June 19, 2020
What Will It Take to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday?
The long struggle for Martin Luther King Jr. Day offers lessons that could ease the path to making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Jan. 20, 2020
Kellyanne Conway: Martin Luther King Jr. Would Be Against Trump Impeachment
It’s highly unlikely that the reverend, who died fighting for equality, would oppose a Constitutional effort to hold a racist president accountable.
By
Matt Stieb
just asking questions
June 30, 2019
Two MLK Scholars Discuss Explosive, Disputed FBI Files on the Civil-Rights Icon
David Garrow makes the case that Martin Luther King Jr. may have encouraged a sexual assault. Michael Honey — and many others — are unconvinced.
By
Benjamin Hart
interesting times
May 31, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: This Is What a Real Conservative Looks Like
Among the key virtues is restraint — like that Robert Mueller has shown. Another is safeguarding the rule of law — see, Justin Amash.
By
Andrew Sullivan
what’s past is prologue
Mar. 23, 2019
How Jimmy Carter’s Election Previewed Trump’s
As Carter becomes the oldest ex-president, it’s useful to remember how strange and unusual his rise to the White House actually was.
By
Ed Kilgore
May 14, 2018
Poor People’s Campaign Begins With Protests and Arrests
In a revival of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy project that brought protestors to Washington in 1968, the protests will continue for 40 days.
By
Ed Kilgore
Apr. 5, 2018
Bernie’s Criticisms Don’t Mean Democrats Are in Disarray
Sanders is and has always been a gadfly. So his criticisms of the Democratic Party don’t mean it’s fatally divided.
By
Ed Kilgore
Apr. 4, 2018
The Least Inspiring MLK Tribute of All Time
If you were moved by Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s flat, hurried quotation from King, you are easily moved.
By
Ed Kilgore
Apr. 4, 2018
DI Politics Chat: What Do We Forget About MLK?
Four Daily Intelligencer staffers discuss the mission and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and what gets left out of the public memory of him.
By
Jonathan Chait,
Ed Kilgore,
and
Margaret Hartmann
march for our lives
Mar. 24, 2018
MLK’s 9-Year-Old Granddaughter Reveals Her Dream at March for Our Lives
“I have a dream that enough is enough, and that this should be a gun-free world.”
By
Amanda Arnold
Feb. 5, 2018
The Dodge Ram Embodies MLK’s Legacy, Says MLK’s Estate
It’s never a good sign when you have to issue a statement defending your Super Bowl ad.
By
Benjamin Hart
Jan. 15, 2018
William Barber II and the MLK Legacy of Church-Based Activism
The North Carolina–based founder of Moral Mondays is a prophetic voice for progressive politics in the MLK mold.
By
Ed Kilgore
theater
Dec. 15, 2017
Tavis Smiley’s MLK Stage Adaptation Suspended Amid Sexual-Harassment Accusations
Production company Mills Entertainment has suspended the show’s planned 40-city tour.
By
Hunter Harris
i have a dream
Mar. 28, 2017
No, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby Didn’t Pay for MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ PA System
We looked into Chappelle’s unconfirmed fact from his recent Netflix special.
By
Jesse David Fox
the internet disapproves
Jan. 16, 2017
Internet Noticed Rob Schneider’s MLK Tweet
Schneider’s lesson about Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t go over well.
By
Tolly Wright
roll clip!
Jan. 16, 2017
Wyclef Jean Shows Off His Homemade ‘All Lives Matter’ Music Video
A message from Wyclef, to the world: “Judge life matters.”
By
Karen Brill
amas
July 31, 2015
Read How MLK Jr. Affected
Star Trek
“What you’ve accomplished, for all of us, will only be real if you stay.”
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
mlk day
Jan. 19, 2015
Solange Posted the Sweetest MLK Tribute
Featuring her son, Julez.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
oscars 2015
Jan. 6, 2015
Selma
Director: Don’t Reduce This Movie
“This is what I see, this is what we see. And that should be valid.”
By
Jada Yuan
appropriation
Jan. 3, 2015
Did Madonna Just Compare Herself to Martin Luther King Jr.?
Maybe.
By
E. Alex Jung
video
Dec. 29, 2014
See How the Film
Selma
Portrays Lyndon B. Johnson
In this exclusive scene from the movie.
By
Kyle Buchanan
america’s sweetheart
Jan. 20, 2014
White Person Demands Obama Stop Playing ‘Race Card,’ Because MLK Day
Guess who. (You’re right.)
By
Joe Coscarelli
casting couch
Oct. 11, 2013
Oliver Stone, Jamie Foxx May Make Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic
There are at least two other King films in the works.
By
Margaret Hartmann
people who are sorry
Aug. 30, 2013
O’Reilly Admits He Was Wrong About Martin Luther King Ceremony
As other Republicans dig in.
By
Margaret Hartmann
things that suck
Aug. 28, 2013
Martin Luther King’s Family Members Involved in Bus Accident
Passengers were thrown from their seats and two people were hospitalized.
By
Margaret Hartmann
casting couch
May 31, 2013
Forest Whitaker May Star in Martin Luther King Movie
Memphis
Directed by Paul Greengrass.
By
Zach Dionne
History
Jan. 21, 2013
The Woman Who Fed Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago
Looking back at how the Civil Rights movement ate in Chicago.
By
Michael Gebert
inauguration day
Jan. 21, 2013
Twenty-One People Who Think Martin Luther King Jr. Is Rolling in His Grave Today
Because of … things.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
Jan. 21, 2013
Eight Lawmakers Who Voted Against MLK Day
Most people know about John McCain. What about Chuck Grassley?
By
Dan Amira
Nov. 17, 2012
Paul Greengrass’s MLK Movie
Memphis
Is Reportedly Back On
Almost two years after we heard about it.
By
Zach Dionne
casting
July 30, 2012
True Blood
’s Nelsan Ellis to Play Martin Luther King Jr.
In
The Butler
.
By
Kyle Buchanan
black history month
Feb. 23, 2012
Watch Tyrese Gibson’s Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Hot guy thoughtful.
By
Eliot Glazer
mobama watch
Jan. 17, 2012
Michelle Obama Celebrates Martin Luther King Day
With a craft project and a concert.
By
Ally Betker
Mediavore
Jan. 16, 2012
Restaurants Had Central Role in Civil Rights Movement; The Rise of Moscato
A 1960 sit-in at a North Carolina diner may have started an avalanche of civil rights protest.
party chat
Oct. 14, 2011
Talking Obama vs. Cain at Opening Night of
The Mountaintop
“It’ll be a fun conundrum for the majority of Americans to have to deal with,” Samuel L. Jackson told us.
By
Darla Murray
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