MLK DAY: WORDS, PICTURES AND CONVERSATION STARTERS
As we celebrate MLK on his birthday, we're thinking about how to properly honor his legacy in this very challenging time. Here are a few things we found inspiring, hopeful and provocative.
Newsweek: MLK Day Facts (with some inspiring video)
Mashable: 7 Ways to Meaningfully Honor MLK Day
TIME: Don't forget that MLK was once denounced as an extremist.
Thought on voting and the black community for 2020.
Stevie Wonder sings in tribute to Dr. King, circa 1986
"A bridge builder, not a wall builder."
A 1967 TV interview with King:
A History Channel segment about the context of his final speech:
I often look to the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for inspiration. These words ring especially true today: “The time is always right to do what is right.”
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) January 21, 2019
Let’s recommit to fighting for the very best of who we are & remember to be joyful warriors along the way. #MLKDay
“These are revolutionary times. All over the globe, people are revolting against old systems of exploitation and oppression. Out of the wounds of a frail world, new systems of justice and equality are born. The shirtless and barefoot people are rising up as never before.” - #MLK pic.twitter.com/ZByBYPD3Ah
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 21, 2019
This was Martin Luther King Jr.
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) January 21, 2019
Don't ever try to whitewash his legacy.#MLKDay #MLK90pic.twitter.com/SlsS8xMhuI
“I have decided to stick with LOVE. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
— Earth, Wind & Fire (@EarthWindFire) January 21, 2019
-Martin Luther King Jr.
So say we all. pic.twitter.com/ENaIdmbUgz
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) January 21, 2019
— Martin Luther King Jr.
Honoring the doctor today #MLKDay
“These are revolutionary times. All over the globe, people are revolting against old systems of exploitation and oppression. Out of the wounds of a frail world, new systems of justice and equality are born. The shirtless and barefoot people are rising up as never before.” - #MLK pic.twitter.com/ZByBYPD3Ah
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 21, 2019“These are revolutionary times. All over the globe, people are revolting against old systems of exploitation and oppression. Out of the wounds of a frail world, new systems of justice and equality are born. The shirtless and barefoot people are rising up as never before.” - #MLK pic.twitter.com/ZByBYPD3Ah
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 21, 2019"If America is to remain a first-class nation, she can no longer have second-class citizens." -Martin Luther King Jr.#MLKDay pic.twitter.com/CAEueaxVFW
— Tobias Harris (@tobias31) January 21, 2019In addition to being nominated three times,#MLKJr won for Best Spoken Word Recording in 1971 for "Why I Oppose The War In Vietnam."https://t.co/fZ7CHzz7T2
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 21, 2019
