The MLK commemorative committee celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s mission to achieve a “beloved community” with a lunch and discussion.
“He believed there were three barriers to achieving...
Lyndsey Brennan, The Kent Stater
Alex Gray, UHURU Magazine
• February 23, 2021
E. Timothy Moore, associate dean emeritus in Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences and emeritus professor of Pan-African Studies, died unexpectedly on Feb. 1 from an aortic dissection, a tear in...
Former South Carolina State Representative Bakari Sellers told viewers of his virtual speech honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. that now is the most divided and divisive time in American history...
Over the years, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has become one of the most revered and lionized figures in American history. In fact, according to a 1999 Gallup poll, Dr. King was the second most admired figure...
Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential social activist who played an important role in the American civil rights movement. He was inspired by advocates of nonviolence, which sparked his desire to achieve...
As Kent State's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. came to end, the university's Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion hosted a final event to honor the civil rights activist and his legacy.The...
The man who, as a college student, drove Martin Luther King Jr. to a multitude of events of the civil rights movement in the '60s, said students need to know more about the struggles, values and philosophy...
For the first time in 17 years, civil rights leaders gathered Monday at the South Carolina Statehouse to pay homage to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. without the Confederate flag casting a long shadow...
Controversy over the casting of a white actor to play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a Kent State production of “The Mountaintop” has been ignited in the national media after the playwright spoke out...
In late August, Kent State released a press release announcing Pan-African Studies was set to present a play called “The Mountaintop.” The most important aspect of this release was the unveiling of...
The Kent State Pan-African Studies department will premiere its stage play “The Mountaintop” on Sept. 25 at 8 p.m."The Mountaintop," by Katori Hall, is about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last night...
Some believe his dream is still alive, others believe it has been forgotten, and some do not know anything past his famous line “I have a dream”.On Monday, the nation will honor the memory of the man...
