It is the National Holiday for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.
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 pic.twitter.com/zkZRUCU12B
— The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center (@TheKingCenter) January 15, 2023
I remember my father for the ideals that he held, and I know that if he were here today, he would be proud of our progress, but deeply disappointed by some of our failures. That is why we must continue to fight for peace, justice, and equity. Happy birthday, dad. pic.twitter.com/6KZmNdEQEe
— Martin Luther King III (@OfficialMLK3) January 15, 2023
#MLKToday – Reparations
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on how Black people were largely excluded from government funded economic programs. #MLKDay #MLK pic.twitter.com/wFzD6cPaxm
— The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center (@TheKingCenter) January 15, 2023
#MLKToday – Economic Injustice
Dr. King on the Guaranteed Annual Income, from his speech ‘The Other America.’
Civil Rights = Economic Justice
Full speech: https://t.co/XaNgmMnZQ7 #MLKDay #MLK pic.twitter.com/HTiWxossuV
— The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center (@TheKingCenter) January 15, 2023
"Whenever the government provides opportunities and privileges for white people and rich people, they call it 'subsidies.' When they do it for Negro and poor people they call it 'welfare'…socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism for the poor." — Dr. MLK, Jr. pic.twitter.com/M0cyYaCKzr
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) January 15, 2023
This is my favorite footage of dialogue from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The entire interview is profound in many ways. #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/G0CqDEiC0R
— O.J. Spivey (@OJPhilly) January 16, 2023
As you commemorate #MLKDay, please remember my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter, which she founded less than three months after Daddy was assassinated. Without #CorettaScottKing, there would be no MLK Day. #MLKDay2023 pic.twitter.com/zVvMtBftF6
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 16, 2023
Just two months after her husband's death, Coretta Scott King delivered a 30-minute address at @Harvard's Class Day in 1968. She speaks powerfully to the values of love, justice, mercy and peace.
Filmed by @GBH, the full speech is streaming here: https://t.co/XtwQIinVbl pic.twitter.com/OjZHrqLxhF
— GBH (@GBH) January 12, 2023
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating and honoring the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://t.co/voxspJFSPA
— Denise Oliver-Velez 💛 (@Deoliver47) January 15, 2023
President Biden visited Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on MLK Weekend.
Biden on Sunday will become to first U.S. president to speak from the pulpit during regular services at the historic church where King once served as pastor.https://t.co/MTMrIcvi4J
— Tia Mitchell, AJC’s Washington Correspondent (@ajconwashington) January 14, 2023
Biden pays tribute to MLK at Ebenezer Baptist Church pic.twitter.com/RmkWUtqDO9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 15, 2023
President Joe Biden on Martin Luther King Jr Day at Ebenezer Baptist Church next to Senator Warnock:
“My grandfather used to say, ‘Keep the faith, Joey.’ My grandmother would say, ‘No spread the faith!’” pic.twitter.com/PyhOQkvu7d
— Qondi 🤠 (@QondiNtini) January 15, 2023
📸 @POTUS holding hands and swaying with elected officials and clergy at Ebenezer Baptist Church as the choir sings "We Shall Overcome" on what would have been Martin Luther King Jr's 94th birthday. pic.twitter.com/o1vygBnNSz
— Elizabeth Campbell (@ECampbell360) January 15, 2023
A favorite line from @POTUS sermon at Ebenezer Baptist is one we can all relate to: “We’re all imperfect beings. We don’t know where and what fate will deliver to us and when. But we can do our best to seek a life of light and hope and love and yes, truth.”
— Olivia Dalton (@ODalton46) January 15, 2023
President Biden just showed the congregation at Ebenezer Baptist Church Beau Biden's rosary that he wears on his wrist. Beau was wearing it the night he died.
— David Darmofal (@david_darmofal) January 15, 2023
Raphael Warnock on MLK: "When you go to DC today and you go to the mall, you see the monuments to presidents. And among those presidents is a Black man who grew up in the segregated south … what it shows is that anyone of us, if we're deeply committed … we can have an impact" pic.twitter.com/NnzHshm3k9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 15, 2023
Expected Ebenezer Baptist Church choir to be good, but wow…they are absolutely amazing. pic.twitter.com/Sabx1ugbBR
— Aamer Madhani (@AamerISmad) January 15, 2023
💭 Senator My Boo: “But how do I tell the president I want to switch places so I can hold hands with Rev?”
💭 Senator Bae: “Lord, grant my brother from another mother, Jon Ossoff, the willpower not to ask President Biden to scoot over so he can hold hands with me.” pic.twitter.com/4hUyq36w2I
— Qondi 🤠 (@QondiNtini) January 15, 2023
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (@kaj33) tweeted at 7:49 AM on Mon, Jan 16, 2023:
Celebrating MLK Day with a flashback photo in history. I was only 17 years old when this picture was taken. I was at a press conference where Dr. King was speaking. This photo represents inspiration to me to begin my writing career. https://t.co/r8jDD9BwK8
(https://twitter.com/kaj33/status/1614983245543923713?s=02)
Be A King (@BerniceKing) tweeted at 3:49 PM on Mon, Jan 16, 2023:
Ben, I invite you to listen to a speech that I delivered this morning titled ‘The Inconvenient King’: https://t.co/ygDR8bvDL6
+ I encourage you to study my father.
Because your tweet is part lies & part propaganda.
What I don’t understand is why you tweeted about Daddy at all.
(https://twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/1615104068191494157?s=02)
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) tweeted at 1:25 PM on Mon, Jan 16, 2023:
President Biden calls Nancy Pelosi “literally, not figuratively, the greatest Leader, House Speaker in American history.”
(https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1615067841950089217?s=02)
Zinn Ed Project (@ZinnEdProject) tweeted at 8:45 AM on Mon, Jan 16, 2023:
“The doctrine of white supremacy was [& is] imbedded in every textbook & preached in practically every pulpit. It became a structural part of the culture.” — Martin Luther King Jr. #TeachOutsideTextbook
Resources⬇️ Cartoon by permission of @barrydeutsch
https://t.co/jEvf8k60RF
(https://twitter.com/ZinnEdProject/status/1614997327013466117?s=02)
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (@TheSundayShow) tweeted at 10:13 AM on Sun, Jan 15, 2023:
“Not only is it a chaos caucus, it’s a hot mess, it’s a clown show Jonathan. It took them fifteen times to get a Speaker.” @harrisonjaime on the state of House Republicans #SundayShow https://t.co/VJTL6MKPIA
(https://twitter.com/TheSundayShow/status/1614657024041558017?s=02)
Bobby Rivers (@BobbyRiversTV) tweeted at 10:58 AM on Sun, Jan 15, 2023:
Rustin was Dr. MLK’s openly gay advisor. Check Out This Article: ‘Rustin’: Netflix Drops First-Look At Colman Domingo In Upcoming Biopic https://t.co/zNGdwlwCor
(https://twitter.com/BobbyRiversTV/status/1614668248221360128?s=02)
Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) tweeted at 8:20 AM on Mon, Jan 16, 2023:
As we celebrate and reflect on the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let us all recommit to building a better, fairer, more equitable world. https://t.co/HdTjFsaFCM
(https://twitter.com/VP/status/1614990941479108612?s=02)
National Portrait Gallery USA (@smithsoniannpg) tweeted at 2:35 PM on Sun, Jan 15, 2023:
“When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change. But they couldn’t rest on that change. It has to continue.” – Rosa Parks https://t.co/QogxlbDgoU
(https://twitter.com/smithsoniannpg/status/1614723059239247874?s=02)
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Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) tweeted at 3:28 PM on Sat, Jan 14, 2023:
The GOP Florida legislature is now compiling a list of names and titles of university educators and staff who do work related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Ron DeSantis wants them rooted out of higher education.
That’s how things are going in “free” Florida. 👇🏼 https://t.co/aVlcJWi5nv
(https://twitter.com/CarlosGSmith/status/1614373827596664834?s=02)
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Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) tweeted at 3:54 PM on Sun, Jan 15, 2023:
Good Lord, this is even worse than I assumed.
The @bangordailynews reprinted King’s “I Have a Dream” speech but they cut out a bunch of parts they apparently deemed too divisive.
Police brutality? Gone.
Poverty? Gone.
This is pathetic.
https://t.co/E8fNCKEwQ3
(https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/1614742904521596928?s=02)
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