Tagged: martin luther king

  1. The MLK That’s Never Quoted - Somebody Told A Lie     

    On this MLK Day, I think this is worth a listen.

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    The MLK that’s never quoted.

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  3. olawale: martin-luther-king by Black History Album on Flickr.

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    martin-luther-king by Black History Album on Flickr.

  4. fuckyeahmarxismleninism: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated on April 4, 1968.

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated on April 4, 1968.

  5. Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah hosts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ghana during the independence celebrations, March 1957. “The independence of Ghana is meaningless as Nkrumah put it and added; unless it is linked up to the total liberation of Africa”….. This statement is true and still more relevant in modern times albeit in a different context.

    Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah hosts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ghana during the independence celebrations, March 1957.

    “The independence of Ghana is meaningless as Nkrumah put it and added; unless it is linked up to the total liberation of Africa”….. This statement is true and still more relevant in modern times albeit in a different context.

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  6. aphoticoccurrences: daughterofthediaspora: blunthought: On Martin Luther King, Jr… “He got the peace prize, we got the problem…. If I’m following a general, and he’s leading me into a battle, and the enemy tends to give him rewards, or awards, I get suspicious of him. Especially if he gets a peace award before the war is over.” — Malcolm X word aphoticoccurrences: daughterofthediaspora: blunthought: On Martin Luther King, Jr… “He got the peace prize, we got the problem…. If I’m following a general, and he’s leading me into a battle, and the enemy tends to give him rewards, or awards, I get suspicious of him. Especially if he gets a peace award before the war is over.” — Malcolm X word

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    blunthought:

    On Martin Luther King, Jr…

    “He got the peace prize, we got the problem…. If I’m following a general, and he’s leading me into a battle, and the enemy tends to give him rewards, or awards, I get suspicious of him. Especially if he gets a peace award before the war is over.”

    — Malcolm X

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  7. afrodiaspores:  “Martin Luther King, Jr. serves pieces of chicken to his young sons Marty and Dexter at this 1964 Sunday dinner,” by  Flip Schulke afrodiaspores:  “Martin Luther King, Jr. serves pieces of chicken to his young sons Marty and Dexter at this 1964 Sunday dinner,” by  Flip Schulke

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     “Martin Luther King, Jr. serves pieces of chicken to his young sons Marty and Dexter at this 1964 Sunday dinner,” by  Flip Schulke

  8. upnorthtrips: KINGS Happy 70th birthday Muhammad ali. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King (right) appeared with Muhammad Ali in Louisville to fight for fair housing. upnorthtrips: KINGS Happy 70th birthday Muhammad ali. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King (right) appeared with Muhammad Ali in Louisville to fight for fair housing.

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    Happy 70th birthday Muhammad ali.

    In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King (right) appeared with Muhammad Ali in Louisville to fight for fair housing.
  9. “One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.” Happy Birthday Doctor king. The battle that took his life is still raging stay Awake, if your sleeping wake up.

    “One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.”

    Happy Birthday Doctor king. The battle that took his life is still raging stay Awake, if your sleeping wake up.

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  10. It is necessary to understand that Black Power is a cry of disappointment. The Black Power slogan did not spring full grown from the head of some philosophical Zeus. It was born from the wounds of despair and disappointment. It is a cry of daily hurt and persistent pain.

    -Martin Luther king, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967
  11. apsies: King said in an interview that this photograph was taken as he tried to explain to his daughter Yolanda why she could not go to Funtown, a whites-only amusement park in Atlanta. King claims to have been tongue-tied when speaking to her. “One of the most painful experiences I have ever faced was to see her tears when I told her Funtown was closed to colored children, for I realized the first dark cloud of inferiority had floated into her little mental sky.” apsies: King said in an interview that this photograph was taken as he tried to explain to his daughter Yolanda why she could not go to Funtown, a whites-only amusement park in Atlanta. King claims to have been tongue-tied when speaking to her. “One of the most painful experiences I have ever faced was to see her tears when I told her Funtown was closed to colored children, for I realized the first dark cloud of inferiority had floated into her little mental sky.”

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    King said in an interview that this photograph was taken as he tried to explain to his daughter Yolanda why she could not go to Funtown, a whites-only amusement park in Atlanta. King claims to have been tongue-tied when speaking to her. “One of the most painful experiences I have ever faced was to see her tears when I told her Funtown was closed to colored children, for I realized the first dark cloud of inferiority had floated into her little mental sky.”

    (via fyeahblackhistory)

  12. fyeahblackhistory: Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Martin Luther King Jr …’And one day we must ask the question, Why are there forty million poor people in America? And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising questions about the economic system, about a broader distribution of wealth. When you ask that question, you begin to question the capitalistic economy. And I’m simply saying that more and more, we’ve got to begin to ask questions about the whole society’… MLK About 3 years before his death Malcolm became more aware of certain realities, started to speak out on them and was murdered. This book is A favorite of mine the best of all the books King has written and probably the least read. In it, Dr. King critiques himself for giving the then youthful leaders of the Black Power Movement too overly optimistic views of the progress of integration. He also presents the pros and cons of Black Power. He states the need for America to do much more to improve race relations other than declaring racism to be wrong. He calls for the teaching of African-American history, and for the nation to focus more on helping the poor over military spending. Click here for more.

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    Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Martin Luther King Jr

    …’And one day we must ask the question, Why are there forty million poor people in America? And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising questions about the economic system, about a broader distribution of wealth. When you ask that question, you begin to question the capitalistic economy. And I’m simply saying that more and more, we’ve got to begin to ask questions about the whole society’… MLK

    About 3 years before his death Malcolm became more aware of certain realities, started to speak out on them and was murdered.

    This book is A favorite of mine the best of all the books King has written and probably the least read. In it, Dr. King critiques himself for giving the then youthful leaders of the Black Power Movement too overly optimistic views of the progress of integration. He also presents the pros and cons of Black Power. He states the need for America to do much more to improve race relations other than declaring racism to be wrong. He calls for the teaching of African-American history, and for the nation to focus more on helping the poor over military spending.

    Click here for more.

  13. Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

    -∼ Martin Luther King (via maryfrahasnothingtosay)
  14. blunthought: On January 16th, Please don’t take this day as a day off of whatever you may be doing, whether it be school or any other previous engagements. Take it as a day of remembrance and a day to learn and grow.  Get involved in many of the free activities! MLK is one of many people, who should be remembered for their dedication, passion, and courage. People who literally and genuinely gave their life fighting this miserable society in which we live. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” | Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior blunthought: On January 16th, Please don’t take this day as a day off of whatever you may be doing, whether it be school or any other previous engagements. Take it as a day of remembrance and a day to learn and grow.  Get involved in many of the free activities! MLK is one of many people, who should be remembered for their dedication, passion, and courage. People who literally and genuinely gave their life fighting this miserable society in which we live. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” | Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior

    blunthought:

    On January 16th,

    Please don’t take this day as a day off of whatever you may be doing, whether it be school or any other previous engagements.

    Take it as a day of remembrance and a day to learn and grow. 

    Get involved in many of the free activities!

    MLK is one of many people, who should be remembered for their dedication, passion, and courage. People who literally and genuinely gave their life fighting this miserable society in which we live.

    “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

    | Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior

    (via intellocgent)

  15. Stokely Carmichael, leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and Floyd McKissick, speaking, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality. In a rare public appearance together, the leaders of Civil Rights groups conduct a news conference in Memphis, Tenn., in this June 7, 1966 file photo, in the wake of the shotgun attack on James Meredith near Hernando, Mississippi. Stokely Carmichael, leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and Floyd McKissick, speaking, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality. In a rare public appearance together, the leaders of Civil Rights groups conduct a news conference in Memphis, Tenn., in this June 7, 1966 file photo, in the wake of the shotgun attack on James Meredith near Hernando, Mississippi.

    Stokely Carmichael, leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and Floyd McKissick, speaking, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality.

    In a rare public appearance together, the leaders of Civil Rights groups conduct a news conference in Memphis, Tenn., in this June 7, 1966 file photo, in the wake of the shotgun attack on James Meredith near Hernando, Mississippi.