| Jun 20, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyDuring the week of June 19, cities around the country mark Juneteenth — the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, this...
| May 30, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyStarbucks recently closed its stores for a one-day racial bias training for all its employees. Unfortunately, I think there’s a good chance it won’t make much difference. How can I say so confidently that a day of training will have no effect? Because I...
| May 23, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyI don’t think I’m alone in believing there’s an intrinsic value to human life. That is, any human, no matter who they are or what they’re like, has worth simply because they’re human. On some basic level, all of us are equal and precious....
| May 16, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThousands of civil rights advocates, low-wage workers, and religious leaders kicked off massive protests on May 14, launching a 40-day campaign across the nation in an effort to revive Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign. The Poor People’s Campaign brings...
| May 5, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyWhat’s the first thing that you think of when you think of Martin Luther King, Jr.? Perhaps the “I have a dream speech”? That’s what we learn about in school. But what was King’s dream at the end of his life? It was to build a massive movement of all...
