Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for his 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech, but his legacy extends far beyond that day in Washington, D.C. As the face of the Civil Rights Movement, King devoted his life to fighting for social justice through numerous avenues, from community service to organized boycotts. Now, more than 50 years after his death, recipients of ODI's MLK Scholarship are following in King's footsteps.
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Annual King Celebration focuses on economic message of ‘Mutineer Martin’
Speaker Julianne Malveaux notes MLK pushed to restructure American economy
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and a passionate fighter for equality and freedom. But he was also an economist with a keen eye and strong beliefs about how the American economy should be radically restructured to lift up poor folks.
CNN Legal Analyst Laura Coates speaks at 51st MLK Celebration
Urging listeners to pay attention to their own moral conscience, CNN senior legal analyst Laura Coates said Americans must continue to advance the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. even when it seems in vain.
Van Jones: King’s dream must be updated, expanded for new technological age
Staying true to the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a new century means focusing on bringing more people of color into the emerging technology and finance sectors.
That was the message from CNN host and contributor Van Jones in his keynote remarks made at the Office of Diversity and Inclusion Hale Black Cultural Center's 50th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. virtual event January 25th. During the 45-minute conversation with moderator Dr. Lori Patton Davis, Jones said King's movement must be upgraded for our digital age.