Martin Luther King, Jr. Day & Black History Month
Use our resources to develop the tools to talk about race.
Featured Resources
Introduction
Every January, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This holiday brings us the opportunity to celebrate and teach Dr. King’s message.
Discussion Guide: Let's Talk About Race
Use our discussion guide for Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester to explore your personal story.
John Lewis's March Trilogy
For human rights to be defended, each succeeding generation must learn the history of how they are won.
Discussion Guide: Racial Justice
Now, more than ever, we need to practice two skills: telling our stories and listening to the stories of others.
Blog Posts on MLK and Race
Books on MLK and Race
Children’s Books on MLK and Race
More Articles from Our Archive
Hiram Revels subverted slave states and recruited soldiers in the Civil War. In the 150 years since his election, he remains one of only 10 black senators ever.
Be’chol Lashon, an organization that promotes ethnic diversity within Jewish community, publishes curriculum in honor of U.S. civil rights leader to tackle difficult identity issues.
The U.S. has the highest rate of incarceration in the world; although the country makes up about five per cent of the global population, it holds nearly a quarter of the world’s prisoners.
Being unapologetically Black and Jewish is a revolutionary act.
When Tiffany Haddish — the unapologetically black comedian and actress, Tiffany Haddish — hosted an absolutely bonkers bat mitzvah for her 40th birthday last week, I was enthralled.
JTA asked Jews of color to share their thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
MaNishtana’s bio states that he is a writer, speaker, rabbi, playwright and author. It goes on to explain that he is also black, Jewish and Orthodox.
A conversion brings wholeness to body, mind and spirit.
Many Americans tell the story of Black-Jewish political relations like this: First, there was the Civil Rights movement, where the two groups got along great.