Martin Luther King Jr Archives

Loudon County Does The Obama Apology Tour Rendition on Race

September 29, 2020September 28, 2020 Eric Burk

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) issued an apology for operating segregated schools and for resisting efforts to integrate their schools for over a decade after the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education that made segregated schools illegal. The apology is part of the district’s “Action Plans to Combat Systemic Racism.” The apology coincides with the 57th anniversary of the 1963 march where Martin Luther King, Jr. declared, “I have a dream.”

Vice President Pence to Visit National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Speak at Local Church

January 18, 2020January 17, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Memphis on Sunday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

JC Bowman Commentary: Beauty in Broken Places

January 18, 2019January 17, 2019 JC Bowman

As educators we must build a system that gives students the educational foundation to succeed, despite whatever dire circumstances our students may come out of personally.

Commentary: A Half-Century Later, Cities Still Suffer the Economic Effects of the 1968 Riots Sparked by Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination

April 16, 2018April 15, 2018 Admin

by Joe Carter This month marks the 50th anniversary of the riots that began in 1968 after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The riots—sometimes referred to as the Holy Week Uprising or King assassination riots – spread through 110 cities across the United States. As historian Peter B.…

Commentary: A Bold Vision for Education

June 21, 2017June 20, 2017 JC Bowman

For the first time in history, children have new and different ways of acquiring and accessing, deciphering and digesting information instantly. Children are now contributors, not just copiers, of existing knowledge.

Commentary: Alinsky is Dead, But I Feel Pretty Good

May 6, 2017May 5, 2017 JC Bowman

I have often believed there is too much politics in public education, and that has hurt public education. Honestly I would resent having to support a political candidate because of a political label or designation, or an endorsement by an organization in which I was a member.