*** In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, we will repost the blogs from August in which writers looked at his legacy and words to see if the words he spoke and life he lived find application in society today. Spiritual power is real. When confronted with the imminent threat of violence during […]
Human Rights in the Age of Online Activism
Online activists are often termed as “social justice warriors” by those who doubt their impact. Self-identified “trolls” cast ridicule on these individuals, beliving social media activism is useless. How merited are these claims, and how useful is online activism? Social media users have transformed online platforms from casual social atmospheres to an environment of learning. The […]