Topic: Martin Luther King Jr.
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The 25 best country songs of all time (+video)
Check out Country Music Television's rankings of the best country music songs ever released.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/31/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/24/13, according to IndieBound*
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How well do you know MLK? Take the quiz!
In the 50s and 60s Martin Luther King Jr., a black Southern reverend who advocated non violent, peaceful resistance, became the voice of the civil rights movement. Test your knowledge of one of America's greatest men in this quiz.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/17/13, according to IndieBound*
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Legendary singer and activist Lena Horne passes away
Probably best known for her version of the song 'Stormy Weather,' legendary singer, movie actress and activist Lena Horne has passed away.
05/10/2010 03:51 pm -
Top Picks: Saturday Night Live, 'Dr. Zhivago,' Deepak Chopra, and other recommendations
Betty White hosts Saturday Night Live, newly restored ‘Dr. Zhivago’ on DVD, Deepak Chopra on ‘Oneness,’ and more top picks.
05/07/2010 06:00 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 5/6/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
05/06/2010 03:38 pm -
Borrowing from Gandhi? Palestinian passive resistance gains followers
Palestinian passive resistance protests are gaining favor with some West Bank politicians and the public. But unlike Gandhi's followers, militancy and stone throwing remain deeply ingrained.
04/28/2010 07:40 pm -
Passing of Dorothy Height: What future for civil rights movement?
Internecine fighting and the passing of icons like Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks indicate a civil rights movement unmoored from its past. Its search for relevance is coming to a head.
04/20/2010 08:01 pm -
Chapter & Verse Dorothy Height: civil rights activist and author
Dorothy Height chronicled her lifelong fight against racism and sexism in her 2003 memoir "Open Wide the Freedom Gates."
04/20/2010 03:57 pm -
The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
New Yorker editor David Remnick examines Barack Obama’s unprecedented political odyssey.
04/05/2010 10:45 am -
Guardians of the free Republics looked to Gandhi, King, and Mandela
The Guardians of the free Republic's stated desire was to peacefully and nonviolently 'restore' America to a pre-1933 form of government. But why would 50 governors step down at their request? In the wings, the group insinuated, waited the military.
04/03/2010 11:18 am -
Opinion Peace for Israelis and Palestinians? Not without America's tough love.
An Israeli student explains why the US should act on moral outrage over Israel’s discriminatory policies before it’s too late.
04/01/2010 12:48 pm -
Horizons Top five online April Fools' pranks
Google, Facebook, and others take the top ranks of our favorite tech April Fools' pranks of all time.
03/31/2010 12:52 pm -
The Adam Smith Institute Blog The Mountaintop: Hit play. No subsidy. Time to rethink government arts funding.
Government arts funding distorts the market against unfunded but potentially hit plays, like The Mountaintop, portraying Martin Luther King's final day.
03/25/2010 11:33 pm -
Difference Maker Helping young people champion religious tolerance
Eboo Patel founded the Interfaith Youth Core as a way for young people to better understand and defend religious diversity.
03/22/2010 01:20 pm -
Opinion Israeli Apartheid Week: a ritual of discrimination and incitement against Israel
Israeli Apartheid Week doesn’t seek Middle East peace. It seeks to harm the Jewish people by taking from them the only land where they are not a minority.
03/17/2010 01:16 pm -
Opinion Facebook protest isn't enough. Selma vets and young activists must share lessons.
A Facebook protest or online petition is not the same as a sit-in or hunger strike. As activism re-invents itself, the experience of the older generations and the innovations of the young each have something to offer.
03/05/2010 12:14 pm -
Kenya political crisis: Youths yearn for their own 'Obama'
As a corruption scandal threatens to derail Kenya's fragile coalition government, some young Kenyans are reaching across ethnic lines and saying they'll no longer be tools of cynical politicians.
02/16/2010 12:24 pm -
Can Jacob Zuma wrap himself in Nelson Mandela's cloak?
South Africans celebrated the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison Thursday. President Jacob Zuma has strategically scheduled his State of the Union speech for the same day.
02/11/2010 12:22 pm -
Ten Martin Luther King Jr. quotes
On the federal holiday, the Monitor remembers 12 Martin Luther King Jr. quotes and his 'I have a dream' speech.
01/18/2010 12:21 pm -
The Monitor's View One president to bind them all
A year into his term as the first nonwhite US president, Obama has played down the issue of race relations. Jump-starting the economy is what will best serve Americans of all backgrounds.
01/15/2010 03:34 pm -
Toward dissolving hatred
A Christian Science perspective.
01/14/2010 06:01 pm -
Obama Nobel Prize speech: There are times when force is necessary
In his Nobel Prize acceptance in Oslo, Obama said that we will not eradicate violence in our lifetimes. Some 5,000 people were expected to protest the Afghan war and other issues.
12/10/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog Text of Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
Written speech delivered by President Barack Obama when accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday.
12/10/2009 12:00 am -
The Vote At Nobel prize ceremony, Michelle Obama keeps her husband in line
12/10/2009 12:00 am -
Iran protests met with beatings, tear gas as Green Movement adopts new methods
Iran protests by pro-democracy advocates on National Student Day were attacked by security forces on Monday. The country's Green Movement has found new ways of organizing and keeping its message alive.
12/07/2009 12:00 am -
Walter Rodgers The dangers of revolutionary right-wing rhetoric
When Glenn Beck and others talk about an antigovernment revolution, we should recall the 1898 Wilmington race riot.
11/27/2009 12:00 am -
Atlanta mayoral race 2009 results are murky on race in politics
A white woman led the field in Atlanta mayoral race 2009 results, but she'll face a black opponent in a runoff. Race has been a subtle factor so far, but that may change.
11/04/2009 12:00 am
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