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16 can't-miss nonfiction titles for 2026 Patrick Radden Keefe is back. So are Han Kang, Lindy West, Jayne Anne Phillips and more authors telling true tales that promise to send readers soaring.

King Institute director Dr. Lerone Martin's forthcoming book was named one of the most anticipated nonfiction titles of 2026!

Learn more about Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr., forthcoming from HarperCollins this May:

Wow.

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Gonna see a WHOLE lot of quotes from I Have a Dream today. And fewer but still a lot of Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Spend some time with the rest of Dr. King's oeuvre. It's worth it

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at SNCC rally at Beulah Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama, March 16, 1965. Photographed by Glen Pearcy.

March to the state courthouse led by Dr. King, James Forman, Rev. Abernathy, John Lewis, Montgomery, Alabama, March 17, 1965. Photographed by Glen Pearcy.

On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, enjoy images from The Glen Pearcy Collection at the Library of Congress. A rare, unguarded public moment of Dr. King smiling at a March 1965 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee meeting—a snapshot of joy amid a historic civil rights struggle—is a highlight.

Photograph of King courtesy of the Bob Fitch Photography Archive, Stanford University Libraries.

Happy birthday to Martin Luther King, Jr.! Today would have been King's 97th birthday. How will you celebrate King today? 🎊

Learn more: kinginstitute.stanford.edu

Rosa Parks speaks in front of the Alabama State Capitol during the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March. Photograph courtesy of the Matt Herron photography archive (M2866). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Rare photographs of Rosa Parks and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March have recently been discovered at Stanford University Library! Researchers found the never-printed images amongst photographer Matt Herron's contact sheets.

Learn more: news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...

The Mapping MLK Project presents a revolutionary way to visualize King's movements across the globe. Trace his steps from Atlanta to the history books.

👀 Psst.....something NEW is here:

kinginstitute.stanford.edu/mapping-mlk

Oh thank God, some good news.

YouTube video by MLK Jr. Research and Education Institute A Legacy Lives On: The Grand Opening of the New MLK Institute at Stanford!

🎥Watch the grand opening celebration of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University!

This special event featured a panel discussion with Dr. Lerone Martin, Martin Luther King III, Arndrea King, Evan Spiegel, and Marina Limón at Stanford's Memorial Church.

Photograph of King by Cees de Boer, Noord-Hollands Archief / Fotoburo de Boer.

After FBI director J. Edgar Hoover called him "the most notorious liar in America," King released a 19 November 1964 statement in response: "He has apparently faltered under the awesome burdens, complexities and responsibilities of his office."

Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks at Stanford in 1967: "If the race problem in America is to be solved, the white person must treat the Negro right not merely because the law says it, but because it's natural, because it's right, and because the Negro is his brother. And so I realize that if we are to have a truly integrated society, men and women will have to rise to the majestic heights of being obedient to the unenforceable." Photograph courtesy of Stanford University Libraries.

Martin Luther King III speaks at Stanford's Memorial Church during the 2025 King Institute grand opening event: "The most important thing that I hope people know and learn is that the vision that he had was inclusive for everyone, no matter who and where you were. And if we could use that model and embrace that model, we really could transform the world for all humankind." Photograph by David Gonzales, @gonzalesphoto.

✨ Two Generations, One Vision ✨

Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks at Stanford University in 1967, and Martin Luther King III speaks at Stanford University in 2025.

🎥 Watch King, Jr.’s powerful 1967 "The Other America" speech: searchworks.stanford.edu/view/1738074

Photograph by David Gonzales. Panel guests Evan Spiegel; Arndrea Waters King; Marina Limón; Martin Luther King, III; and Dr. Lerone Martin speak at Stanford's Memorial Church during the King Institute's grand opening celebration.

Photograph by David Gonzales. Dr. Lerone Martin speaks at Stanford's Memorial Church.

Photograph by David Gonzales. Panel guests Evan Spiegel; Marina Limón; Arndrea Waters King; Martin Luther King, III; and Dr. Lerone Martin pose within Stanford's Memorial Church.

Photograph by David Gonzales. Panel guests Evan Spiegel; Arndrea Waters King; Marina Limón; Martin Luther King, III; and Dr. Lerone Martin speak at Stanford's Memorial Church during the King Institute's grand opening celebration.

The King Institute was delighted to launch our grand opening celebration with a distinguished panel discussion at Stanford's Memorial Church, featuring esteemed guests Evan Spiegel '12; Arndrea Waters King; Marina Limón '25; Martin Luther King, III; and Dr. Lerone Martin.

Martin Luther King III speaks to a Stanford University classroom. Photograph by David Gonzales, @GonzalesPhoto.

Happy birthday to Martin Luther King, III! As we celebrate your special day, may your tireless pursuit of love and equality embolden us all to strive for a brighter tomorrow! 🎉

Read more here: kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-martin-...

Yes but only if nobody's trying to come down.

King Institute embraces new home on Main Quad The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute has moved to Building 370 and will officially open its doors with an Oct. 14 event featuring a pane

Dream big with us as we unveil our brand new space, featured in today's Stanford Report! 🌟 Learn more about how King's life influenced the design of the space by clicking below, and join us for our Open House on Tuesday, October 14th to experience the King Institute's new home in person.

But also....now he's promoting socialized medicine? 🤷‍♀️

Aside from the *waves at everything* lunacy of this, is this .....an endorsement of nationalized healthcare?

The invitation to the King Institute's October 14th grand opening on the Stanford campus lists featured speakers for the event, including Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Evan Spiegel, Dr. Lerone Martin, and Marina Limón. The event will also feature remarks from School of Humanities and Sciences Dean Debra Satz and Stanford President Jonathan Levin.

Join us as we make history at the King Institute's grand opening on October 14th!

Register here: conta.cc/4mxQxYrs

If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait until you find out about guns.

Boy, it got dusty in here. So glad Biscuit had some weeks of love and joy. ❤️

Yup! Found this out during labor when the nurses were surprised I wasn't screaming and I was just like......wait this is my "normal." Should I have been on an epidural every month for the last 25 years?

Border Patrol at a Home Depot in Los Angeles days after the 9th circuit affirmed a court order that purports to block this exact behavior. They don't even know who they're chasing! This is insane. Send them all to jail.

ICE GOONS draw guns on humanitarian aid workers

Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to watch them die. One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness. Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.” Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%. AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

It was a bitter pill but I've just had to accept that working out isn't happening during this season of my life. There's no time!

In the photograph, King speaks during a 1966 press conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The photograph also includes Ralph Abernathy (far right). By Bob Fitch, courtesy of the Bob Fitch Photography Archive, Stanford University Libraries.

63 years ago this week, King and Ralph Abernathy were convicted for demonstrating without a permit during a December 1961 protest in Albany, Georgia. They chose 45-day jail sentences over paying $178 fines, proclaiming, "Peaceful protest is a part of our American tradition. If we succumb..."

At this point I could be convinced that a time traveler keeps going back to 2016 to try and fix it and just keeps unwittingly making it worse

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

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