
Why Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence matters now more than ever
CNN
People wake up and choose violence every day. In many ways, it's human nature.
Headlines daily chronicle war, murder, crime, road rage, social media threats and trivial disputes that turn deadly, which is why the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta continues spreading King's teachings on a more irenic way of life.
The center's namesake is one of humanity's great brokers of peace. A preacher and scholar, King relied not just on charisma but on coalitions which he and his acolytes schooled in nonviolence, inspired in part by Mohandas Gandhi's movement in India.

Oklahoma’s governor picks energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill US Senate seat through end of year
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