A message for today from Martin Luther King Jr.
A message for today from Martin Luther King Jr.
January 2026
...an excerpt, a reminder April 3, 1968
(Click on the graphic below to watch a short video. Sadly, it maybe preceded by at least one advertisement.)
The Bay State Banner issue of January 15, 2026, devoted a Special Section to commentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We found the essays below of particular interest.
Note that he Bay State Banner is a weekly newspaper primarily geared toward the readership interests of the African-American community in Boston, Massachusetts. Distributed free of charge, it was founded in 1965. Notable journalists who have worked at The Bay State Banner include PBS host Gwen Ifill and NPR commentator Robin Washington. Bryant Rollins, a former reporter for The Boston Globe and a community activist and author, served as the Banner's first editor.
... and this, from the Times
"The future of the Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance. As the Supreme Court deliberates in Louisiana v. Callais, Times Opinion convened a conversation between the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s son and Norm Ornstein, a leading scholar of voting rights, to talk about the stakes of this case — and look back on what’s been accomplished since 1965."
January 18, 2026
...finally, please look at the first few pages or so of this Substack post from Simon Rosenberg's Hopium Chronicles. He begins with another quotation from MLK.
HERE is the link
“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”
Martin Luther King, Jr Stride Toward Freedom 1958
A new year calls for a new Recent News page. Please check it out HERE. We begin by sharing an important story from the New York Times. (January 5th)