Articles by Grace Lee Boggs

A collection of writing by the Detroit activist and educator.

Living for Change :: A Way Out of No Way

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Nov 23, 2007

Living in a city like Detroit isn’t easy. You are constantly being challenged to “make a way out of no way,” as Jimmy Boggs used to put it. And when you do, the results can be inspiring.

Spirituality and Movement Building

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Apr 28, 2006

Grace Lee Boggs believes it is that time in history again when we need to recognize our own sacredness and that in others.

Seven Great Ideas for Movement Builders

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted May 24, 2005

Movement building is not just about winning on a particular issue, says Grace Lee Boggs. It is about advancing the evolution of human society.

The beloved community of Martin Luther King

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted May 20, 2004

Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s revolutionary ideas and what they might mean for us today.

Journey To a New America

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Sep 30, 2002

Grace Boggs writes a Journey to a New America, who are "we the people?"

On Common Ground

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Sep 30, 2001

Overview of the State of the Possible retreat sponsored by the Positive Futures Network, bringing together activists working for cultural, social, economic, and political change.

Book Review - Rosa Parks by Douglas Brinkley

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Jun 30, 2001

Historian Douglas Brinkley, also the author of award-winning biographies of Jimmy Carter and Franklin D. Roosevelt, reveals the difficult decisions that educated Parks politically and empowered her not only to say “no” on December 1, 1955, but to give permission for her “no” to become the basis for a constitutional challenge. Reviewed by Grace Lee Boggs.

Martin Luther King's Movement-Building Legacy

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Mar 31, 2001

The struggle goes far beyond race and rights. We are in the early stages of a new democratic revolutionary movement.