“We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now… We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. We must move past indecision to action…. Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit… Continue Reading
“I broaden my Hinduism by loving other religions as my own,” Mahatma Gandhi wrote. In the struggle for freedom and democratic society in India, “we can do nothing without Hindu-Muslim unity.” Gandhi’s love of his fellow human beings, without… Continue Reading
On April 4th will be the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination. August 28th will be the 60th anniversary of his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom before more… Continue Reading
This weekend our nation celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. We remember Dr. King and the millions of people who participated in the Black Freedom Movement, the movement to end the War in Vietnam, and the Poor… Continue Reading
Our dear friend Dr. Joe Marshall, Jr. was honored by the San Francisco 49ers at their home game on Christmas Eve for “Inspiring Change for Social Justice.” Dr. Marshall shared: It was surreal to see my face on the Jumbotron… Continue Reading
Martin Luther King, Jr. at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963; public domain “The night before, Harry Belafonte called me at Willard Hotel insisting that I tell him what suit and color I planned on… Continue Reading
January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, Wikipedia Commons From the transcript of yesterday’s (July 12) hearing of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack: CONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN: Never before in American history had… Continue Reading
Today, on this Fourth of July, I reflect on perhaps the three greatest speeches in our nation’s history, and share incisive passages from each: Frederick Douglass, “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July?“, July 4, 1852, Rochester,… Continue Reading
March for Our Lives youth protestors, 2018, St. Paul, MN. Wikimedia, Creative Commons. For many years, Stanford Law Professor John Donohue has used his extraordinary skill in the field of empirical legal scholarship in a dedicated 24/7 effort to reduce… Continue Reading
Photo by Jason Francisco Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last book, published in 1967, asked a question that still haunts our society: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Today the federal government’s judicial branch pushed our nation toward… Continue Reading
San Francisco-Birmingham Unity March, Market Street to City Hall, May 26, 1963, courtesy of Bancroft Library Yesterday, for the second time in U.S. history, we celebrated Juneteenth as an official national holiday. I am grateful to have had a… Continue Reading
