When Donald Trump was elected president a second time, something in me broke and has stayed broken. I now realize what broke was the version of white liberal Christian optimism I had unconsciously imbibed from my teachers and milieu. It’s…
Young King tells MLK’s backstory
Superhero films often demonstrate the importance of origin stories in showing how people and experiences shaped a given character, Stanford University scholar Lerone A. Martin said. Martin made the point to illustrate his motivation for writing his newly released book,…
Maladjustment and resistance
Jan. 15 marked the 97th birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. The American Baptist Home Mission Society celebrates his legacy as the foremost prophet of the 20th century, who also was an activist for biblical and social justice, liberator, truth…