Martin Luther King Jr

Week of Antiwar Protests Launched MLK Day Weekend

January 23, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Protest, Resistance

by John Catalinotto, published on Workers World, January 17, 2023 Jan. 16, 2023 — The antiwar actions scheduled Jan. 13-23, in at least 50 U.S. cities, come as another escalation is threatened in the U.S.-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. Reflecting NATO’s escalation, the Danish newspaper, The Worker, reported last week that the U.S. was poised to unload tanks[…]

MLK Beyond Vietnam Speech Relevant To War & Justice Today

January 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Racism, U.S. Aggression, White Supremacy

by Staff at UnitedForPeace.org, published on Popular Resistance, January 19, 2019 The People Of The United States Must Still “Break The Silence” Since this is a few years out of date, let me remind you of what Dr. King had to say about the next war, and the one after that: The war in Vietnam is but a symptom of[…]

We Need a Martin Luther King Day of Truth

January 23, 2019 UNAC Editor Featured, Propaganda, Resistance

Photo: Martin Luther King Jr delivering his speech “Beyond Vietnam” at New York City’s Riverside Church on April 4, 1967 ~John C. Goodwin, Time Magazine Editor’s Note: Please read this powerful reflection on the true meaning of Dr. King’s life, and then consider coming to Washington, DC on March 30th to show your respect for Dr. King’s truth, and to[…]

King’s Legacy Betrayed

April 5, 2018 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Featured, Racism

by Margaret Kimberley, originally published on Consortium News, March 4, 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the preeminent leader of the black liberation movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of people engaged in the struggle against America’s shameful apartheid system but King was the most influential. His actions are remembered, his words are quoted by activists, politicians, and[…]