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The hip-hop legend paused, his eyes glancing around the room at the Ohio Union for a full breath as he absorbed the question about the future impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on music artistry. "If you're not on top of technology, it will be on top of you," said an emphatic Chuck D, the rapper who gained fame in the 1990s as the frontman for the iconic rap group Public Enemy. "You have to learn how to dance with what is coming at you."

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.

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.

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.

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 50^th 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.