USEFUL RESOURCES
- MLK Day of Service
- Dr King’s Legacy in Memphis: a 360 Look at the National Civil Rights Museum
- 9 Meaningful Martin Luther King Day Activities – WeAreTeachers
- Martin Luther King, Jr. — The History Channel
- The King Center
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Extraordinary Life
- MLK Day of Service: Turn a Day Off Into a Day of Action
Share The Dream: Chris Broussard on MLK’s Dream
UrbanFaith talked with co-host Chris Broussard about the Share The Dream Bible Study and MLK’s legacy 60 years after the “I Have A Dream” speech.
Two-Minute Podcast Shorts on Martin Luther King, Jr.
In celebration of the late Dr. Melvin E. Banks, Sr., our founder, and Black History Month, we are featuring his podcast shorts that draw Biblical connections and insight into the life and leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. Amid so much turmoil, take a few minutes and listen to these two-minute podcast shorts.
Blacks mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death
More than 50 years after MLK’s death, a minority politics scholar assesses black progress in the US based on poverty, jobs and wealth.
Langston Hughes’ hidden influence on MLK
In order to avoid being labeled a communist sympathizer, King needed to publicly distance himself from the controversial poet.
To honor Dr. King, pediatricians offer four tips to teach kindness to kids
Children learn hatred and violence, two pediatricians write, and they also learn love and respect. Here’s how to teach tolerance.
Dr. Cheryl Sanders’ Seven Leadership Lessons From MLK’S Legacy
Dr. Sanders highlights the seven leadership roles King possessed that are worthy of emulation by religious leaders.
Revolution Revisited: A Review of Ed Gilbreath’s “Birmingham Revolution”
If you think you know what Birmingham, King, and the Letter From a Birmingham Jail were all about, think again.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Man with a Purpose, a Dream, and Influence
What does the legacy of Dr. King mean for young black boys and our nation at large?
The Power of a Praying King
In his book ‘Never to Leave Us Alone,’ religion scholar Lewis V. Baldwin examines the centrality of prayer in the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.
Faith and Politics at King Dedication
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication ceremony was described as a mix of worship service and partisan political rally, but there’s scant mention of race, racism or God at the site. What’s going on?
Stranded on MLK Blvd.
Our nation’s political divisions, economic struggles, and violent communities should remind us that symbolism without substance is a dead-end street.