Marking the Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, urged Catholics to reflect on how they are called to be “drum majors for justice” in their own communities.
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Only in Print: The American Dream Through the Eyes of Langston Hughes and MLK
Poet, playwright, novelist, and social activist Langston Hughes and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared a common ideology and deep faith in the American Dream — what America could be for all men and women of every race, creed, and color.
Trump Orders JFK, RFK, MLK Assassination Files Declassified: ‘Everything Will Be revealed’
President Donald Trump on Jan. 23 signed an executive order directing the declassification of files on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president, his brother Sen. Robert Kennedy, and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the famed Civil Rights era leader.
Honoring the Dream: Flatlands Mass Celebrates MLK’s Legacy and Vision
FLATLANDS — Martin Luther King Jr. is deeply cherished by many Catholics for his inspiring vision of a world where people are judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. This powerful message strongly resonates within the community, motivating countless individuals to advocate for equality. Bishop Robert Brennan underscores […]
Diocese of Brooklyn Remembers Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
FLATLANDS — Michele Guerrier was 10 years old when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on his hotel room balcony in Memphis in 1968. She had just recently immigrated to Prospect Heights from Haiti and was faced with, for the first time, the reality of racism in the United States. It […]
For Young Catholics in Diocese, MLK More Than Just ‘A Dream’
Ryan Edwards, 14, was born decades after Martin Luther King Jr. led the March on Washington and delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech. But the teenager said King’s message resonates with members of Gen Z like him.
Gomez: Imitate Rev. King’s ‘Example, Prophetic Witness’ in Work for Justice
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged all people of goodwill to commemorate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Jan. 17 holiday named for him by remembering “not only the justice he pursued, but how he pursued it.”
MLK and the Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
When a bus driver in Montgomery, Alabama, demanded that a young Black woman named Rosa Parks give up her seat in the non-Black designated section of the bus, so began the civil rights movement in earnest.
On Anniversary Of George Floyd’s Murder, Catholic Leaders Say Church Must Do More
Today, on the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd – a Black man killed by police officer Derek Chauvin — Catholic leaders reflect on the renewed attention paid to racial justice this past year and acknowledge the essential role of the Church on the long road ahead.
Archbishop Gomez: As Rev. King Urged, Meet Forces of Hate, Ignorance ‘With Power of Love’
In the spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., “we must meet the forces of hate and ignorance with the power of love,” the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement for the Jan. 18 federal observance of the slain civil rights leader’s birthday.