Martin Luther King Day | Mohd Murtadha

The 1958 stabbing that nearly killed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by murtadha on January 18, 2016 with No Comments

Note: The images and descriptions in this article may be considered disturbing to some readers. On Sept. 20, 1958, 29-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem, signing copies of Stride Toward Freedom, his account … Read More

6 ways to meaningfully honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day

by murtadha on January 17, 2016 with No Comments

Too often, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is seen as a day off — and little else Aside from grade school lessons painting a vague picture of King’s life and activism, the majority of us, especially white people, remain detached … Read More