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Martin Luther King
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The Kerryman who brought New York City to a standstill
Mike Quill’s friend Dr Martin Luther King said he fought for Irish independence, labour organisation and racial equality
Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84
Former Martin Luther King jnr associate advocated for rights of Black Americans and other marginalised communities
Jesse Jackson obituary: A trailblazer who helped open the door to a black presidency
A close ally of Martin Luther King, he helped turned civil rights activism into a national political force through two historic presidential runs
We don’t need more prison spaces – we need more alternatives to prison
Imprisonment is expensive, controversial and often counterproductive. Overcrowding means the loss of many rights
Mark O’Connell: You’re not on the right side of history – there is no right side
‘History’ has become final arbiter of rights and wrongs, a secular ‘you better get right with Jesus’
Dietrich Bonhoeffer cast as a culture warrior for the right? That makes no sense
Rite & Reason: Descendants of the Bonhoeffer family published an open letter to say they were ‘horrified’ to see the pastor’s legacy distorted
JFK files: What do they reveal about John F Kennedy’s assassination?
JFK files: Papers cover not just JFK’s assassination but also the 1968 killings of his brother Robert F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King jnr
Selma still struggles 60 years on from march for civil rights
The Alabama city that achieved infamy because of state troopers’ violence towards peaceful protesters in 1965 is struggling to find ways to reverse its steep decline
Joan Baez: Do I ever hear from Bob Dylan? ‘Not a word’
Looking young and powerful at 83, Baez is still engaged in politics, but has recently revealed a dark secret
The past is never far away in Georgia despite the relentless focus on America’s future
Talks of election fraud, voter suppression and polling rules being a throwback to era of ‘Jim Crow’ swirl as 2020 outcome remains controversial
Why are our churches focused on institutional decline when humanity faces an existential crisis?
Rite & Reason: The Irish churches are stuck in a sectarian time warp while the existential current and future needs of Ireland and the world go mostly unaddressed.
Spiritual home of Martin Luther King jnr now a 21st-century church but its teachings remain the same
Just as King had a dream, so too do the churchgoers at Ebenezer Baptist Church
We behave as if we were fully in control of our lives, but deep down we know this can’t be true
Thinking Anew: Denying the self is a gain, not a loss, opening the way to a meaningful, purposeful life
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