History is told by white men. Which means they dictate the words we learn and stories we remember. But we must push back. As gospel great Mahalia Jackson modeled when she called out to Dr King, “tell them about the dream, Martin,” and he did.
Read moreGoing Beyond the Words : a Question for MLK Day
We must demand more of ourselves than regurgitation and attribution. We have a responsibility to offer better than a pretty quote Canva'd up for the one day a year when we celebrate the birth of the most visible leader of the civil rights movement.
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