Articles tagged: civil rights
Keynote speaker Morris Dees discusses social injustices in lecture honoring MLK Day
Posted: Jan 21, 2013Morris Dees used the opportunity as <b>University of Michigan's Martin Luther King Day keynote speaker to beckon his audience to continue the fight for equal rights that King gave his life to. Read more »
Michigan Memories: Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1962 visit to University of Michigan
Posted: Jan 19, 2013On Monday, civil rights activists will gather in the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium to pay tribute to one of America's most famous civil rights activists, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. About 50 years ago, ... Read more »
OPINION: 14th Amendment wrong way to go when arguing the case for same-sex marriage
Posted: Jun 01, 2012I’m pretty much a live-and-let-live kind of guy, but when I see people having success with a flawed or disingenuous argument, I can’t keep quiet. Some of the reasoning against same-sex marriage is in this ... Read more »
Ann Arbor opposing GOP-backed legislation that would void city's non-discrimination policy
Posted: Nov 22, 2011For the second time in recent weeks, Ann Arbor officials are sending a message to the state Legislature that they oppose legislation they consider discriminatory and unconstitutional. The City Council voted 10-0 Monday night in ... Read more »
COLUMN: The 9/11 Decade: Do you feel safe, and why no major attacks since 2001?
Posted: Sep 06, 2011Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is discussing the upcoming anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and whether or ... Read more »
Opinion: We should remember the unsung heroes of the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott
Posted: Jan 23, 2011On Jan. 17, when we celebrated Martin Luther King Day and paused to honor that renowned civil rights leader, I thought about the hundreds of unnamed men and women who were also "leaders" in their ... Read more »
Faith: Our Values: What do Dr. King and President Obama mean by 'moral imagination'?
Posted: Jan 17, 2011Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Are you pondering the meaning of “moral imagination”? Obama used the phrase in his Tucson memorial speech last week, but many philosophers and social thinkers have used it before. Edmund ... Read more »
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