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Celebrate Black History Month by Remembering Past Heroes Jan. 19, 2025
By Victor Block In 1693 the king of Spain issued a decree stating that anyone who moved from a Prote... Read More
Rounding Out Black History Month With National Geographic's 'Genius: MLK/X' Anthology Mar. 01, 2024
For the past two years, students in my Black history Sports Icons course have watched Regina King's ... Read More
Some Thoughts on the 7th National Day of Racial Healing Town Hall Jan. 19, 2024
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation recently presented its seventh National Day of Racial Healing town hall ... Read More
Charlie Kirk's Dastardly Attack on Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 18, 2024
Charlie Kirk, speaking before students and teachers at AmericaFest, a political convention organized... Read More
Yolanda Renee King Continues Her Family Legacy Jan. 12, 2024
I happened to catch the recent "CBS Mornings" news interview of Yolanda Renee King, the only grandch... Read More
If Black Voters Abandon Biden, What Will They Get Instead? Jan. 12, 2024
Should Donald Trump win the presidency in November, he will probably owe his victory to Black and Hi... Read More
Appeals Court Decision on Voting Rights Is a Step Backward Dec. 01, 2023
As I was reading about the current legal challenges regarding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, I,... Read More
Faith in Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream 60 Years Later Aug. 25, 2023
Aug. 28 will mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where Dr. Mar... Read More
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Through History Apr. 05, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." ... Read More
Exalting Black Achievement and Success Stories Jan. 19, 2023
The time is overdue to turn the page on the backward-looking 1619 Project. Has it caused a single bl... Read More
Reporters Are Repeaters as Biden Milks MLK Day Jan. 18, 2023
Many years ago, radical leftists accused reporters of being "stenographers to power," but in the mod... Read More
Reflections for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 16, 2023
Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Please enjoy this excerpt fro... Read More
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Would Urge Us Not To Give Up on the American Dream Jan. 13, 2023
In my television diversity course that I teach at Ohio State University's Lima campus, one of the fi... Read More
Yolanda Renee King Is an Emerging and Inspirational Young Voice on Current Social Issues Feb. 11, 2022
As we celebrate past extraordinary achievements of African Americans during Black History Month, we ... Read More
Honoring MLK Jan. 17, 2022
Dear Readers: Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! In honor of this great man, I have attached some of ... Read More
MLK's Legacy Teaches Us Self-Sacrifice Is Necessary for the Unity of All Jan. 14, 2022
If I can help somebody as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody with a word or song, If I can show ... Read More
Why Martin Luther King Couldn't Get a Carry Permit: Several Groups Urging the Supreme Court to Overturn New York's Virtual Ban on Bearing Arms Emphasize the Policy's Racist Roots and Impact Oct. 27, 2021
After his home was bombed in 1956, Martin Luther King Jr. applied for a permit to carry a gun. Despi... Read More
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and You: Which One Pays Taxes Jun. 16, 2021
While Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed, "I have a dream," it was full of lofty ethical stuff l... Read More
Freedom and Facts Jan. 17, 2020
We need to differentiate between experiences and facts. We know that our individual perspectives aff... Read More
Time to End the Shameful Strand of US History Feb. 07, 2019
Four hundred years ago this summer, colonial America's first representative assembly was convened in... Read More
