With our country polarized and at a crossroads about our national identity, Dr. King’s message of love, nonviolence, and justice is more important now than ever before.

He taught us that while we may disagree, there’s far more that connects us than divides us.

But he also taught us that we must not waver in the face of injustice — that we must face down inequity and bigotry, as well as those who wield them as weapons. We must be relentless in our quest for social justice and the common good.

His vision for a world of inclusion, fairness, and equal opportunity is one we’re still trying to attain, but it’s worth fighting for.

Because as he reminds us, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

With love and empathy,

Angela Alsobrooks