Opinion: Protest is prayer
It may surprise Christians who advise athletes and audiences to pray instead of protest, but Christians have never separated protest and prayer.
There are 39 article(s) tagged Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
It may surprise Christians who advise athletes and audiences to pray instead of protest, but Christians have never separated protest and prayer.
Four years ago, James Meredith, others from Mississippi and I were invited to take part in a series of college speaking engagements about progress our state had made in the area of civil rights. Most in the audience were amazed that Meredith, the civil rights legend, was still alive. I can attest that my friend is very much alive, spirited and has something to say.
Wonder why you don’t see Memphis in the national news? Because when a city doesn’t bleed that city doesn’t lead.
Few of us who are not black have truly seen the lack of understanding captured by the pervasive question on social media: “Why are they so mad?”
Critics point out that these tragedies occurred outside of Memphis. They also complain that activists should focus on issues such as joblessness, educational deficits and crime. But in times of crisis, public protest is essential.
“At some point this pandemic will have run its course and we’ll get back to normal. ... Now, the question is when?’’
This pandemic has awakened us to the fragility of our economy, which depends heavily on small business, hourly wages and gig economy workers. Maybe we are on the precipice of a revolution. Great crises usually inspire great change.
When laws unfairly give companies the upper hand in negotiations with labor unions, all workers suffer the consequences.
The document is displayed in the Ned R. McWherter Library.
To understand the ramifications of modifying the Kendrick Consent Decree, we must understand the history that led to the necessity of such a decree in the first place.
As the story goes, FBI agents hired provocateurs to smash store windows and start a riot designed to embarrass King. A recent account includes civil rights photographer Ernest Withers in the plot, but there's no credible proof for the theories.
The Rev. James Lawson, who invited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis 51 years ago, will speak at Memphis Cares 2 on April 7 at Crump Stadium. The event recalls the first Memphis Cares, held three days after King's assassination.
In a 1973 interview with Ebony magazine, Memphis sanitation worker John C. White said Dr. Martin Luther King's sacrifice stayed with him: “I've had a better life.”
Weekend of community service projects will bring area residents together to continue Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
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