#MLK DAY: TWEETS OF TRIBUTE
IN TIMES OF TURMOIL

As has become the tradition, social media is saturated with quotes from, pictures of and discussions about The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today. King's legacy of non-violent resistance to institutionalized racism is even being celebrated on Twitter by the president-elect, his daughter Ivanka, House majority leader Paul Ryan and Senator Ted Cruz, whose apparent priorities are in direct contradiction to virtually everything King advocated. (Indeed, PEOTUS just attacked civil-rights icon and MLK acolyte Rep. John Lewis, and Sen. Bernie Sanders has chided Trump for praising MLK while his party suppresses voting rights). Even The FBI, whose infamous chief J. Edgar Hoover did everything in his power to discredit King, tweeted out its support for his message. Meanwhile, prominent members of the music community have celebrated King in their own way; a few examples below.

Martin Luther King Jr. led with passion, spoke with conviction, and continues to inspire. A true leader worthy of imitation. #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/WBgV8TkqD4

— LA Reid (@LA_Reid) January 16, 2017

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." #MLKDay #areWeThePeople @LeeEnglandJr 🎶https://t.co/ryuW8KqGBp

— Quincy Jones (@QuincyDJones) January 16, 2017

and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."" #IHaveADream

— COMMON (@common) January 16, 2017

PARTY TIP: Be more like Martin Luther King, Jr.

— ANDREW W.K. (@AndrewWK) January 16, 2017

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools" - #MLK pic.twitter.com/Q35b8pham7

— Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) January 16, 2017

"Why?"was written for MLK &it beautifully honors his life's work. Today more than ever I share the sentiment #MLKDAY https://t.co/qshzd1I9c9

— Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) January 16, 2017

Yes @brainpicker & his writing about matters of justice is both blazingly hopeful and also beautifully structured/argued. Exhortation & art. https://t.co/LukPubwZXB

— Dan Wilson (@DanWilsonMusic) January 16, 2017

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
only love can do that." #MLKDAY pic.twitter.com/EjMwAch31P

— Tim McGraw (@TheTimMcGraw) January 16, 2017

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.#MLKJr #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/ryjl4JWUFw

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) January 16, 2017

‘I May Not Get There With You’ — Remembering MLK’s Final Speech https://t.co/bEhjzPGndh pic.twitter.com/F7A3LEFPt5

— ALT 103.9 (@AltDayton) January 16, 2017

Meanwhile, prepare for much more of the protests, sit-ins and other forms of non-violent resistanceMLK advanced to become much more prominent in the dawning era.