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Cornel West: Do Not “Santa-Clausify” MLK Jr.

Louis A. Ruprecht.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Cornel West celebrated the man and warned against the "Santa Clausification" of his life.

Rev. Bernice King Named New President of SCLC. Really?

Jonathan L. Walton.

Is the house that King built trying to end it all?

Presidential Pep Talks and the Religion of Fear: How did an Uncontroversial Speech Become a National Controversy?

Eric Reitan.

The conservatives who were frightened by Obama’s speech to schoolchildren weren’t afraid he’d say something radical—quite the contrary—they were afraid that the president would sound moderate and human. The real question, why did they buy the fear? is impossible to answer without considering religion.

MLK's ‘Dream’, Unrealized and Undigested

Svend White.

“All we know is that this guy had a dream, we don’t know what that dream was.”

Roe v. Wade: What Would MLK Do?

Tamura Lomax.

This week will mark the anniversaries of two very important phenomena: today commemorates the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.