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 […]

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.