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Banned Books - Mapping an Allyship Journey
Book banning, the flash button issue in headline news across the United States currently, is also the raging topic in my local school district this month. There is shock and disbelief in my suburban New York community that we are the location for a book ban conversation, and that there are parents among us petitioning the school library to reconsider stocking some books. Please note that the debate is not about whether these books should be taught, its about whether these books should be available in a public-school library.
“Let Freedom Ring”: A Reflection During Black History Month
As a child, the voice and stories of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. echoed in the halls of my home. My father, Reverend Michael Millben, would reminisce about his days marching with Dr. King in the Civil Rights Movement and serving as a glorified chauffeur to his beloved mentor Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., simply to posture himself as a pupil and maximize time learning from him. I would provoke my mother, Pastor Althea Millben, to tell me the story over and over of the moment she and Dr. Coretta Scott King sang in duet together during her days in college at Langston University in Oklahoma. Dr. King, the King family, and the Millben family have their own place in Black History.