Sporting events form a vital space where Americans display their ‘civil religious devotion,’ according to a scholar of religion and sports.
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As the “Queen” of gospel music, Mahalia Jackson sang two songs during the historic March on Washington. But her most famous line may have been a suggestion to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Scholars discuss the meaning of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s elevation to the highest court in the land.
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the US Supreme Court withstood four days of hearings and was confirmed to become the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
As British journalist and author, Reni Eddo-Lodge, writes, the US civil rights movement too often becomes “the story of the struggle against racism”.
King argued for a national guaranteed income that would keep people out of poverty. Fifty years later, the Poor People’s Campaign still resonates.
King led one of the most successful resistance movements in American history. A scholar explains King’s strategies in resistance.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of love was not sentimental. It demanded that individuals tell their oppressors what they were doing was wrong.
King led one of the most successful resistance movements in American history. It was related to his Christian faith. He urged his followers to emulate the love that Christ epitomized.
Martin Luther King Jr. used a prophetic voice in his preaching – a hopeful voice that addressed human tragedy. But it was the black clerics who came before him, who helped King develop that voice.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of love was not sentimental. It demanded that individuals tell their oppressors what they were doing was wrong. How can this vision help with community-building today?
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Adjunct professor of Justice, Law and Criminology, American University School of Public Affairs
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Law, Santa Clara University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
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Teaching Fellow in American History, The University of Edinburgh
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Associate Teaching Professor in Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Professor in American Studies, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Homiletics, Howard University
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Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
