50th anniversary
Faith leaders mark 50th anniversary of Memphis sanitation workers’ deaths
By Adelle M. Banks — February 1, 2018
(RNS) — It was the labor action over harsh working conditions triggered by the deaths of Echol Cole and Robert Walker that prompted the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to travel to Memphis, Tenn., where he was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
On King holiday, religious groups look to 50th anniversary of assassination
By Adelle M. Banks — January 12, 2018
(RNS) — From Memphis to Washington, here are a few ways faith groups and their partners are noting that date in history.
How San Francisco’s Summer of Love sparked today’s religious movements
By Don Lattin — July 21, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) — Anyone who has ever participated in yoga classes, practiced 'mindfulness' meditation, looked into alternative medicine, or referred to oneself as 'spiritual but not religious,' may want to find a 70-year-old hippie this summer and simply say, 'Thank you.'
What the Six-Day War meant for Jews and Christians
By Yonat Shimron — June 22, 2017
(RNS) Those who fail to recognize the war's impact on the two faiths will fail at any peace effort.
50 years after the Six-Day War, Israeli Jews reflect on the victory
By Yonat Shimron — June 2, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) Israel’s lightning victory over its hostile neighbors 'was life-changing,' in the words of one American-born Israeli. But now he wonders about whether it is corroding Jewish values.
Why Malcolm X’s image as a separatist lives on, 50 years after his death
By Susanne Cervenka — February 17, 2015
(RNS) While other civil rights leaders of the 1950s and '60s are more broadly celebrated as American heroes, the fire with which Malcolm X spoke still overpowers the words he was saying.
COMMENTARY: War on Poverty anniversary recalls religion’s role in Appalachia
By Mark I. Pinsky — January 8, 2014
HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (RNS) On the 50th anniversary of the launch of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, it is worth recalling that Appalachia was a magnet for missionaries, both religious and secular. They failed, in part, because they did not respect the strong beliefs and culture of the region.
ANALYSIS: Celebrations of ‘I Have a Dream’ speech obscure its critique
By Yonat Shimron and Adelle M. Banks — August 23, 2013
(RNS) On the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, scholars say it would be a mistake to celebrate King’s “I Have a Dream” speech without also acknowledging its profound criticism of American values.
Churches raised funds, encouraged crowds at ’63 march
By Deborah Barfield Berry — August 22, 2013
(RNS) Through passionate pulpit sermons, religious leaders helped bring busloads to Washington. Fifty years later, organizers are again turning to churches to help mark the anniversary of the march.
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