MLK in 2022: ‘Has the hour yet come to get rid of racism?’
How do King’s words, life and legacy resonate in our current times? Community members sound off.
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MSR special editions and features:
Each year the MSR recognizes and celebrates MLK Jr. Day, Black History Month, the Graduation Celebration for graduating high school seniors, and most recently, Black Music Month, in the print edition. In this space, find stories pertaining to each special edition as categorized.
How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America
The work of the Black Panther Party, a 1960s- and 1970s-era Black political group featured in a new movie and a documentary, helps illustrate how cartography—the practice of making and using maps—can illuminate injustice.
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Reparations? Not until hostilities cease
We’ve gone from disbelief and surrender to fervent belief and critical mass activism to secure reparations.
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The truth about traveling football trophies
These traveling trophies—the Little Brown Jug and the Floyd of Rosedale Pig—have a deep history of incidents of racism and pride from former and present student athletes of African American descent.
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Early reparation ideas for freed slaves
The idea for land redistribution for former slaves had been tossed about by abolitionists long before it was implemented with the agreement worked out in Savannah between the U.S. government …
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The limiting framework of reparations
Reparations become a limiting framework in which justice is conceived of as coming almost exclusively from existing legal and power structures.
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The origin of a revolutionary idea: 40 acres and a mule
The original idea for redistributing 40 acres of formerly Confederate land to newly freed African slaves was the brainchild of a group of 20 Black preachers
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The St. Augustine Four is a vital part of Black history
Despite the rich African American history, St. Augustine remained one of the hottest beds of White supremacy and White privilege.
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Slave-built infrastructure still creates U.S. wealth, suggesting reparations should cover past and current value of slavery
The fact that centuries-old relics of slavery still support the economy of the United States suggests that reparations for slavery would need to go beyond government payments.
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Black Inventors and Innovators: Frederick McKinley Jones
Frederick McKinley Jones invented the first automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks.
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When Black kids—shut out from the world of children’s lit—took matters into their own hands
The Brownies’ Book gave African American children a platform to explore their lives, interests and aspirations.
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Reparations: a philosophical exploration
Of all the details that need to be addressed in devising a workable plan for reparations, perhaps none is as immediate as the question of reparations for what, exactly?
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2021 Black History Month online events (updated)
Enjoy a few of the many local online events in honor of Black History Month.
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The Ebenezer Creek Massacre, a prelude to ‘40 Acres and a Mule’
Thousands of freed slaves drowned at Ebenezer Creek after the Union army betrayed and abandoned them.
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Biden administration to ‘speed up’ Harriet Tubman $20 bill redesign delayed by Trump
‘The Treasury Department is taking steps to put Harriet Tubman on the front of the new $20 notes,’ White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.
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MLK influence felt in George Floyd protests
People across the world took to the streets to nonviolently protest the police killing of George Perry Floyd in their cities.
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MLK called for a revolution of values
MLK’s speech “Beyond Vietnam,” delivered at Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967, spoke out against U.S. violence and the war in Vietnam.
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65 years ago today: Rosa Parks sparked a movement
Sixty-five years ago today, Rosa Parks made history and helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.
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Legendary referee reflects on triumphs and trials as local history-maker
Jim Robinson for many years was among the few Black officials who regularly worked boys’ basketball games in the area.
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John Lewis’ contribution to U.S. democracy should not be forgotten
When John Lewis left us, editorials and columns paid tribute to his leadership, his courage, and his moral example. The praise was well deserved.
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