2023 interview on Code Switch about the cooptation of King's legacy with Hajar Yazdiha, author of The Struggle for the People's King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement.
Article by Coretta Scott King. "The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America..."
Commentary by journalist Jelani Cobb reflecting on Dr. King's understanding of the ongoing racial justice struggle and how "a narrow view of America’s past could imperil its future."
This article reflects on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 and examines how social conditions in the U.S. have changed in the past 50 years.