civil rights Archives

Letter from Birmingham Jail (The Negro Is Your Brother)

by Robin | Jan 18, 2016 | Inspiring

I was just 17 days old when Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail was written, and it is strong testament to him that 45 years later when I finally discovered his words printed in this piece, I was moved and inspired, though angry I had never heard of...

So much more than a dream: A must-read for today

by Robin | Jan 16, 2012 | Uncategorized

I felt like my public education utterly failed me when I discovered Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” a few years ago; it’s long but rivals the significance of his more popular and iconic “I have a dream”...