The tens of thousands of protesters who took to the National Mall Friday, marking the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, showed the power of the movement against police brutality that has mobilized across America this summer. But the demonstration was tinged by concern that efforts to sup...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has renamed part of a street near the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza."

Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., invoked her grandfather's famous phrase as she spoke to the crowd at the March For Our Lives rally in Washington.

Celebrating Black History Month. Kaitlyn Saunders, @the.skate.kid on Instagram, improvises a figure skating performance on Black Lives Matter Plaza. Skating to “Rise Up” by Andra Day, Kaitlyn expresses her hope for the future admist the social unrest. She wants all people to feel “free” - the feeli

To celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., two a cappella groups join, in what would normally seem an unlikely collaboration, to perform a cover version of the classic James Taylor song, “Shed a Little Light.” The Maccabeats, a Jewish a Capella group, are known for their catchy tunes to J

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students were among the activists who spoke at the "March for Our Lives" rally Saturday March 24, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Speakers at the event, which drew hundreds of thousands of people, included Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg and Yolanda Renee King, the granddaugh...

After delays in the dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication, due to an earthquake and Hurricane Irene, the monument will be dedicated on October 16,2011.
See a virtual tour of the magnificent monument to a great American who fought for Human Rights recognized worldwi...

Although we are lucky to be in our lovely environment in the Pines, we are aware of the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for social justice by African Americans in the United States. Certainly, many of us can remember the hard-won battles that we fought in the LGBTQ community for safety and...

Thousands of people around the world have rallied in solidarity with anti-racism protests in the United States following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was pinned to the ground by a white officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The officer, who has since ...

Thank you Ray Chew and Vivian Chew for joining us for Shabbat last Friday and closing our service with these poignant words and music, helping us understand how our brothers and sisters from the African American community feel. May we all be a bridge over troubled waters.