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Marking the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth on the third Monday of January, America remembers its most extraordinary civil rights leader, minister and social reformer. King’s preaching pursued a prophetic voice – one that addressed people’s pain, while giving them hope.
Black preachers played an important role in slave societies long before King. As scholar Kenyatta R. Gilbert explains, this early preaching tradition came to have a “profound impact on King’s moral and ethical vision.”
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An April 30, 1966 file photo of King Jr. addressing a rally in Birmingham, Alabama,
AP Photo/JT, File
Kenyatta R. Gilbert, Howard University
Martin Luther King Jr. used a prophetic voice in his preaching – a hopeful voice that addressed human tragedy. But it was the black clerics who came before him who helped King develop that voice.
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Martin Luther King Day
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Nia Heard-Garris, University of Michigan; Danielle Erkoboni, University of Pennsylvania
Children learn hatred and violence, two pediatricians write, and they also learn love and respect. As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, the two doctors offer things you can do to teach tolerance.
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Timothy Joseph, College of the Holy Cross
To mark the start of Black History Month, a Classicist reflects on the inspiration King drew from ancient Greek culture.
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Joshua F.J. Inwood, Pennsylvania State University
Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of love was not sentimental. It demanded that individuals tell their oppressors what they were doing was wrong. How can this vision help with community-building today?
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Julius A. Amin, University of Dayton
Martin Luther King's legacy must be contextualised within a larger global struggle against racism and hatred. Africans should revisit the values he espoused and continue with the anti-racism crusade.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Bell, Indiana University, Bloomington
As commander-in-chief, Trump will have a major impact in upholding the U.S. military's honor and ethics. A scholar at the U.S. Naval Academy considers if he is up to the task.
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Environment + Energy
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John Freemuth, Boise State University; Mackenzie Case, Boise State University
If U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana is confirmed as interior secretary, he will face difficult choices about balancing extractive activities like energy production with conservation on public lands.
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Science + Technology
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Luis Hestres, The University of Texas at San Antonio
The public must prepare to stand up for a free press, and against online censorship and surveillance.
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Rest of the World
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United Kingdom
Andrew Cumbers, University of Glasgow
New measure of 32 countries' economic balance places UK and US near bottom of the pile. United Kingdom
Eve MacDonald, University of Reading
Was a forged document responsible for the defeat of Mark Antony and the rise of Rome's first emperor? Australia
Jason Amatoury, Neuroscience Research Australia
Snoring has been linked to serious health conditions such as obstructive sleep apnoea and even cardiovascular disease.
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