Posts Tagged Giffords

By Vanessa • 13 years ago

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorating the birth of this incredible movement-builder and reminding ourselves of the continuing struggle to achieve a more just world. He would have been 82 years old this Saturday.

Today, Martin Luther King III, the Reverend’s son and president and CEO of The King Center, will be commemorating today at Ebenezer Baptist Church (where MLK preached from 1960 to his death in 1968), addressing the tragic events in Tuscon, Arizona that left 6 dead and Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition — and the need for his father’s message during this difficult time. I thought this quote of his was fitting:

Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political ...

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorating the birth of this incredible movement-builder and reminding ourselves of the continuing struggle to achieve a more just world. He would have been 82 years old this ...
By Vanessa • 13 years ago

What We Missed

Check out Jessica‘s great piece on how the Giffords’ shooting highlights the “man up” culture in US politics. Amanda also takes on the gender power issues at hand.

While we should be happy the teen pregnancy rate is at a record low, it’s still far higher than many countries.

Latoya at Racialicious addresses WSJ’s recent piece, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.” Yep.

A New Hampshire high school has banned safe sex kits that were being distributed because they contained — the horror! — condoms and lubricant.

A Morman woman’s choices.

Check out Jessica‘s great piece on how the Giffords’ shooting highlights the “man up” culture in US politics. Amanda also takes on the gender power issues at hand.

While we should be happy the ...