Category Archives: Diversity and Race

The boycott movement was a key aspect of the Civil Rights Movement. In particular the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, made possible by the courage of Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks, who refused to surrender their seats to white males, was … Continue reading →

Trayvon Martin was killed by a racist, George Zimmerman. Simply put, had he been white, he would not have been stereotyped as an “asshole” or a “fucking punk.”  An all white jury, or close to it (83.3% white) without apparently … Continue reading →

Dear Friend, The Orlando Sentinel has refused to publish the “We Say No More!” statement, as a paid ad on the grounds that it’s “inflammatory” and “is more of an opinion rather than a substantiated fact and therefore are unable … Continue reading →

These are images of a very tired person running the First Midwest (banks are good for something I guess) Half-Marathon in Palos Heights, Ill. on May 5, 2013. It’s a 13.1 mile jaunt! I returned early from St Louis from a Mary … Continue reading →

“We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; … Continue reading →

This is the text of statement that appears on p. A-3 in the Florida Star. The “We Say NO MORE” statement on Trayvon Martin is now running in the weekly African American owned newspaper out of Jacksonville, with readers in northern Florida and southen … Continue reading →

Presidents’ Day should be abolished. It is unseemly to celebrate evil especially if Presidents’ Day has morphed from Washington’s Birthday to a full-court press in honour of these men. It is well to remember how evil so many were. Eight of the twelve slave-owning … Continue reading →

While Dr Martin Luther King Jr was born about 250 years after Bach, they share a curious commonality. Bach apparently spent his life around Thuringia and apparently never went further north than Hamburg or east of Dresden: later to be … Continue reading →

Make Dr King’s Dream Come True I pledge to honor Martin Luther King’s, Jr’s life and non-violent work by helping to make this world a better, more just place for all people. I will: Respect all people. Live a life … Continue reading →

I went to the top of Stone Mountain east of Atlanta, Georgia where the infamous William Simmons reestablished the KKK in 1915. “Inspired” by the cinematic evil masterpiece, The Birth of a Nation, Simmons lead a g roup of fellow … Continue reading →

The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr in Montgomery, Alabama on March 25, 1965: “How Long, Not Long” address. The previous year he received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Three years later he was assassinated in a country that immorally and … Continue reading →

Kentucky Republican Senate primary winner Rand Paul has stated that he does not support repeal of  the Civil Rights Act of 1964 but disagreed with one of its eleven titles that required desegregation of privately owned accommodations. While he claimed … Continue reading →

Jim Wilson/The New York Times Del Martin, seated, and Phyllis Lyon were the first same-sex couple in San Francisco to exchange wedding vows on Monday, June 17, 2008. Mayor Gavin Newsom, left, presided. I am pretty sure these elderly women … Continue reading →

Senator Obama’s full remarks follow as prepared for delivery. Remarks for Senator Barack Obama Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fort Wayne, Indiana April 4, 2008   Assassinated April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee As Mike Mike [Riley, Indiana Campaign Chairperson … Continue reading →

The Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr at March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Here he delivered his “I Have A Dream” oration. At the march, Bob Dylan sung “Only A Pawn In Their Game” (link to verse and audio … Continue reading →

Saint Xavier University has canceled classes on Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr’s National Holiday. For years professors tried to get some type of formal acknowledgement of this holiday from the university. Finally the administration of President Judith Dwyer had … Continue reading →