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In December 1967, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference announced the “Poor People’s Campaign” to demand basic economic and human rights, especially for people living in poverty. That campaign, led by Ral...

As a columnist I don’t wish to be partisan by failing to speak about any matter of public concern. The recent remarks that the Minister of National Security confirms to have been said by him are graphic and concerning. No, it’s not the first time a ...

The life and work of a veteran campaigner for civil rights is to be celebrated tomorrow. Eva Hodgson will be honoured in the annual Dr Kenneth E. Robinson/Cyril Outerbridge Packwood Memorial lecture. Meredith Ebbin, one of the organisers, said that D...

“Rise up fallen fighters Rise and take your stance again” — Robert Nesta Marley Last week we witnessed a combination of cries and celebrations. Last week we witnessed a combination of tears and triumphs. Last week we stood among giants and walked wi...

A common refrain in the comments of New York Times readers about the obituary of Dovey Johnson Roundtree was astonishment that they never had heard about the inspiring life of this accomplished District of Columbia lawyer and pioneer of civil rights....

If you want a modern example of nakedly racist authoritarianism in America, look no farther than the National Football League. The NFL announced on Wednesday that “all team and league personnel on the field shall stand and show respect for the flag a...

One of former United States President Barack Obama’s guiding principles was this statement: “The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” That statement, first made by an American abolitionist in the 1800s, popularised by the...

Here are the things that black people cannot do in the United States in 2018 without a white bystander calling the police on them: sit in a Starbucks coffee shop; eat at a Waffle House; work out at a gym; move into a new apartment at night; golf with...

The island’s fight for marriage equality has been highlighted in a BBC World Service radio programme. Bermuda’s Change of Heart, presented by spoken word artist Tiffany Paynter, explored the toll the debate surrounding same-sex marriage has taken. ...

Bermuda’s battle for civil rights and racial justice is on the right track, former attorney-general Phil Perinchief said yesterday. Mr Perinchief said: “We are maturing as a democracy.” He was speaking as the island marked the 50th anniversary of the...

At the time of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr’s death in 1968, his voice was everywhere. The Civil Rights Movement in America moved to the pulse of his cadences. Among the many laments after King’s assassination was the poignant realisation that ...

Fifty years have gone by so quickly, and while it is appropriate to celebrate the life of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, certain not-so-celebratory realisations need to be acknowledged also. The 1960s were a high period of transformation in the ...