Hi John,
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And while there are many aspects of his life worth lifting up, today we focus on his legacy of igniting the civic imagination of millions of people across race and place, to fight together for a different future. While aspects of his dream are still not our lived reality, few moved the moral arc of the universe towards justice as sharply as he did.
Martin Luther King III at the 2020 Women's March in Washington, DC. Photo: Kisha Bari
Dr. King did this from the pulpit, from his writings and speeches, and from the streets. He embraced a multitude of tactics to achieve his vision. All were welcome to his vision, but all had to work concretely towards justice.
We honor his legacy by continuing to build people power inside of movements by putting our head down and just doing the messy, difficult work of pushing everyone, most of all, ourselves, to realize his vision of a more just future.
Hope is not a fragile thing and pursuing justice is not for the easily discouraged. What MLK taught us is that moving the moral arc is manual labor. It is like pushing a broken-down car down the block to the mechanic on a hot summer day. But we know that the journey is worth the struggle, and more possible when we do it together.
In service,
Women's March
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