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-26 posts tagged "Martin Luther King Jr."
Patrick McKelvey | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
I recently read an opinion piece by former Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal. He begins it with a criticism of the identity politics that has become associated with modern American liberalism. Pushing back against this ideology, Jindal reminded us of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at the 1963 March on Washington — in which he dreamed his
Thomas Murphy | Tuesday, January 22, 2019
University President Fr. John Jenkins reflected on the history of night prayer as he opened a Candlelight Prayer Service remembering the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday. “Night prayer in the Christian tradition has been an opportune time to acknowledge what we have done and what we have failed to do,”
Drew Lischke | Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Hanging on the wall of LaFortune Student Center is (what seems like) a decades old mosaic. Yellowed by the noxious fumes of Subway and what is certainly stains from the occasional — and utterly tragic — 3 a.m. quarter dog mishap, the mosaic depicts two pretty famous men, arms linked, faces stoic in their resolve.
Nicholas Ottone | Friday, November 9, 2018
An iconic photo, two great men, arms crossed and hands linked in a powerful display of faith and courage for civil rights. This is how many students first encounter the legendary mythic figure of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, who was president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years. But separating man
Observer Staff Report | Monday, October 29, 2018
In an email to students Friday, Interim College President Nancy Nekvasil announced that Saint Mary’s will observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 21 as an official campus holiday. In observation of the national holiday, the College will close its offices and there will not be any classes. This change has been made
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Thursday, April 5, 2018
Forty-eight years before former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled in protest of police brutality in America during a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, John Carlos and Tommie Smith — who had just won bronze and gold medals respectively in the 200-meter race in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City — also
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, March 28, 2018
“Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” On April 4, we will mark the passage of 50 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. On that day in history, our nation lost a visionary, a leader and someone who pursued justice and peace with
Natalie Weber | Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Bundled in coats and scarves with candles in hand, members of the Notre Dame community crowded into the Main Buidling to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at a prayer service Monday evening. University President Fr. John Jenkins opened the ceremony with a prayer, calling for the Notre Dame community to be more
Natalie Weber | Friday, September 1, 2017
After University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh died in 2015, the South Bend city council wanted to find a way to honor his memory, South Bend deputy director of public works Jitin Kain said. So it decided to install a statue of Hesburgh in the city. “ … The mayor’s office began speaking with the University
Ciara Hopkinson | Tuesday, January 24, 2017
The Snite Museum held a special exhibition on Monday afternoon of 17 photographs that capturing some of the touchstone moments of the Civil Rights movement as part of Notre Dame’s “Walk the Walk” Week. “On view are some of the seminal images that we have come to know as the images that tell the story