The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
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Official living memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., founded by Coretta Scott King to educate on nonviolence & create the Beloved Community, CEO- @BerniceKing
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Statement from The King Center on the passing of Dexter Scott King:
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$600.
$11 billion for a border wall.
$15 billion for a Space Force.
We need a radical revolution of values.
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#DidYouKnow
In 1954,
#BettyWhite
was criticized after having Arthur Duncan, a Black tap dancer, on her show.
Her response: "I'm sorry. Live with it."
She then gave Duncan even more airtime. The show was canceled soon after.
Rest well, Betty.
#ThankYouForBeingAFriend
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A thread of Dr. King in color, as we commemorate his 92nd birthday.
#MLK
#CorettaScottKing
#BelovedCommunity
#MLKDay
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“In the final analysis, a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear?”
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No person, no family, no community, no people should be made to suffer such trauma.
#TyreNichols
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A nonviolent warrior crossing the bridge where he met physical force with soul force. Farewell,
#JohnLewis
.
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1969. A TV Moment That Mattered.
In the United States, Black people still could not swim in the same pool as White people.
#MrRogers
broke a color barrier when he invited Officer Clemmons to cool his feet in the same pool.
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A thread of
#MLK
speeches and sermons in which he speaks truth to power, shares about his philosophy of nonviolence, and expounds on issues of injustice and what our righteous, rigorous response should be. Relevant. Revelatory. Revolutionary.
#MLKDay
#BelovedCommunity
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Kobe Bryant.
Gianna ‘Gigi’ Bryant.
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“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.”
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Extol
#PhilandoCastile
's virtues, but know: Even if he didn't serve children, even if he didn't love his family, he should STILL be alive.
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A thread of
#MLK
speeches and sermons in which he speaks truth to power, shares about his philosophy of nonviolence and expounds on issues of injustice and what our righteous, rigorous response should be. Relevant. Revelatory. Revolutionary.
#MLKDay
#MLK50Forward
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Carole Robertson
Addie Mae Collins
Cynthia Wesley
Denise McNair
Sept. 15, 1963
16th Street Baptist Church
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Neither
@TheKingCenter
nor
@BerniceKing
is the entity that approves the use of
#MLK
’s words or imagery for use in merchandise, entertainment (movies, music, artwork, etc) or advertisement, including tonight’s
@Dodge
#SuperBowl
commercial.
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Stunningly beautiful.
Especially today.
“We all need somebody to lean on.”
Thank you,
#BillWithers
.
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“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal." We will never forget the cost of silence and that love demands we stand for justice, even against unjust laws. Most of all, we will never forget the dead and the living who bear witness.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
#MLK
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The King Center joins the world in remembering the life and legacy of
#CicelyTyson
. Trailblazer is not a sufficient description. What a legendary artist, sage and matriarch. We salute her. Rest in power, Lady Cicely.
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This courageous human being lost his life in
#Portland
standing against racist, white supremacist terrorism. We will remember you, Taliesin.
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This is why
@Kaepernick7
kneels. Shameful that his form of protest is more egregious to many than
#FreddieGray
's death is.
BREAKING: US Justice Department won't charge 6 Baltimore officers involved in Freddie Gray's arrest, in-custody death.
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56 years ago, today.
“I Have a Dream.’
He was more than a dreamer.
He was a doer.
What’s your dream that’s tied to building a more peaceful, just, humane world?
What are you doing to realize that dream?
#MLK
#DreamForward
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🧵 11 years ago today,
#TrayvonMartin
, was killed by George Zimmerman for being Black in the ‘wrong place’ and at the ‘wrong time’. Trayvon, a 17-year-old child, was vilified, criminalized and dehumanized. He was unjustly killed and unfairly labeled as a problem child by those…
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Thank you, Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for providing local Black-owned food trucks for our
#MLKDay
service project volunteers. Your care matters so much to those here to register and educate voters and collect items for our homeless neighbors.
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“real Americans”
“alien foreigners”
Yesterday. Today. Pay attention.
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A thread of color photos of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as we remember him on the 54th anniversary of the day he was assassinated.
#MLK
#DrumMajor
#UntilJustice
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#JohnLewis
and
#CorettaScottKing
, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in August 2003, after the unveiling of a granite engraving honoring
#MLK
.
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#JohnLewis
isn’t lost to us. He moved along on the journey. What a life of service, what a great light transitioning into eternity. Weren’t we blessed to have him among us?
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“Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.“
~Langston Hughes
We remember you,
#TrayvonMartin
.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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On this day in 1963, civil rights leader and organizer
#MedgarEvers
was assassinated by a white supremacist in the driveway of his home. We remember his legacy and his family. The work continues.
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Dr. King was 39 years-old when he was assassinated. 39.
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“Hatred confuses life;
love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life;
love illuminates it.”
–Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Happy birthday,
#MLK
. 🖤🖤🖤
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“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“Figure out a way to get IN the way.”
~Congressman John Lewis
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When you watch
@WhenTheySeeUs
, know that it is not a history lesson. It is a deeply tragic, masterful reminder that the criminal justice system (consider these 3 words separately & together) has long dehumanized & devastated Black & Brown people. Love to The Exonerated Five.
@ava
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🧵 A thread of
#MLK
speeches, sermons and interviews in which he tells inconvenient truths, shares about his philosophy of nonviolence, and expounds on injustice and what our righteous, rigorous response should be.
Relevant. Revelatory. Revolutionary.
#MLKDay
#MLKDay2022
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on how Black people were largely excluded from government funded economic programs.
#MLK
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“All we say to America is ‘Be true to what you said on paper.’”
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
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He provoked us to think and to change. And he made us laugh, too. Rest, our dear elder,
#DickGregory
.
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Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We celebrate you, your love, and your legacy today. The world is better because of your commitment to justice, equity and true peace.
#MLK
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54 years ago today…a family in mourning.
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Thank you for commemorating Dr. King’s birthday and for honoring him and Mrs. King. We choose love. We choose nonviolence. We choose true peace, which includes justice. We’re creating the
#BelovedCommunity
. Let’s do it together.
#BeLove
#MLK
#CorettaScottKing
#MLKDay
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54th anniversary of the
#MarchOnWashington
#IHaveADream
. 62nd anniversary of
#EmmettTill
's vicious, racially motivated death. We
#MarchOn
.
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“A church that has lost its voice for justice is a church that has lost its relevance in the world.”
#MLK
#SundayWithKing
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I, too, sing America...
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.
Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
~Langston Hughes
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"Figure out a way to get IN the way." ~Congressman John Lewis
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
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“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
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Remembering and honoring
#RosaParks
on her 109th birthday.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#WomenSoulOfTheMovement
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"It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem."
-
#CorettaScottKing
April 27, 1927 - January 30, 2006
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🧵 “I must remind you that starving a child is violence. Neglecting school children is violence. Punishing a mother and her family is violence. Discrimination against a working man is violence. Ghetto housing is violence. Ignoring medical need is violence...
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“So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?”
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Brother Malcolm would have been 94 years-old today. We remember him, his legacy and his family.
#MalcolmX
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The National Day of Mourning takes place on the fourth Thursday of November, this year it’s on November 25. If this date sounds familiar to you, it’s because the fourth Thursday of November also coincides with Thanksgiving in the U.S.
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On this date 50 years ago,
#ShirleyChisholm
became the first Black woman to announce her candidacy and run for President of the United States.
The 2nd photo reminds us of one the most profound reasons why that matters.
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The Texas police officer who fatally shot
#JonathanPrice
has been arrested and charged with murder.
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On
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
:
We acknowledge the courage and resilience of indigenous peoples, while mourning the need for resilience in facing grave injustice and inhumanity.
We commit to educate and to being educated.
We celebrate.
[Photo from our 2018
#BelovedCommunity
Expo]
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51 years later.
Remembering the day he was assassinated.
Reconnecting to continue his work.
Recommitting to building his dream.
True peace.
Unconditional love.
Unarmed truth.
“Until justice rolls down like waters...”
King.
#MLK
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Read carefully. “She is Someone.”
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50 years gone by...We remember. We rise. We resist injustice, apathy, inhumanity. And we choose nonviolence: as a posture, as a philosophy, and as a path to systemic change, heart change and the Beloved Community. The dream lives and the revolution is here.
#MLK
#MLK50Forward
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#EmmettTill
would have been 79 today. Imagine the life he could be living. A light in the world? A vessel of love for his family? We must never forget that racism destroys and dehumanizes; and often fuels vicious deaths. It is not mere disagreement. We remember you always, king.
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“Hatred confuses life;
love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life;
love illuminates it.”
–Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The people are voting.
Kentucky Officials locked the polling doors at 6pm. Voters were still waiting. The people demanded the doors open. Candidates filed an injunction to extend the time. The judge granted an extension. The people are voting in Kentucky...
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