Tag: Martin Luther King
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If a Bus Could Talk – A TPN Book Review
If A Bus Could Talk by Faith Ringgold If a Bus Could Talk is a creative retelling of the story of Rosa Parks suitable for upper elementary students. The story, which is a work of art, touches on many events in black history and would provide an excellent springboard to an indepth study of…
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TPN Black History & Civil Rights Activities
~ Books and activities that address black history and the civil rights movement ~ Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters by Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick L. McKissack Slavery -Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper -Slavery UE/M -Day of Tears by Julius Lester -Slavery -Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis -Slavery -Freedom Summer…
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6 Things We Can Learn from Martin Luther King
~ MLK’s Words for Today ~ Fifty-two years after his death, the words of Martin Luther King are still calling out to us to fix our society and make it just. Here are six things he said to inspire you to take action. On Unions Joining together gives people power. “Let it be…
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Book Review: Martin’s Big Words
~ The Power of Words ~ It is impossible to listen to the news and not be struck by the way words are being used to cover up hateful actions and outright lies by our leaders and politicians. Words are powerful as Martin Luther King knew. The 2002 Caldecott Honor children’s picture book Martin’s Big…
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Book Review – Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea
Solving Conflicts through Nonviolence Nonviolence seems like a harmless idea rooted in compassionate and peaceful interests. Why is it then that practitioners of nonviolence are often seen as enemies of the state? Mark Kurlansky’s book Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea illuminates that dark corner where economic, religious and state power often collude to…
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Martin Luther King on Injustice
Martin Luther KIng tells us… Injustice is…a threat to justice Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Injustice is…poverty & homelessness & starvation The rich must not ignore the poor because…