Martin Luther King Jr - Blog Posts
Stokeley Carmichael knew/knows what’s up.
to be clear the first one is the original. i just riffed on it because it’s a powerful message.
I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. -Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King pictures in Color to remind you that the Civil Rights movement is not as “ancient” as we’re taught in class
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. portrait drawn with Prismacolor pencils in 6 hours.
Saw this on Maxwell page. Idk who made it. But they did great!! I love it!!
Books for ourselves
It is important to remember that books are not always about just telling a story. Books can show us how others live--whether they be Stormtroopers, drug addicts, slaves or someone that has another different story from all the ones that are different from us.
Yes, we learn about people from their stories, but it doesn’t have to stop there. In understanding one’s life and one’s struggles--we can choose to act, we can choose to push forward, we can choose to help, we can choose to learn more.
In 15 days it’s Halloween, in 16 days it’s a day of really cheap candy and chocolate, and in 21 days you have the power to vote and make the world how you think it should be. But I hope that’s not your one day of using your voice, your power and the power of listening to someone else’s story. You may not have the best or easiest life, everyone struggles but “a rising tide lifts all boats”--be that tide, raise the condition for everyone
18,262 days later
Today has been a sad week, my heart has just had a constant ache the past few days, it hurts to the point where I can physically feel it pulling me down, holding me back. I am sad, for a feeling that nothing much has happened in the past 50 years, and that we have become more complacent with hatred and prejudice, tolerant and desensitized to injustice
We have seen it all, and are surprised by nothing. You can say you refuse to get used to it or accept it, but eventually, you will as that’s how our brains work. We see something shocking enough, it becomes something we expect and it becomes normal, no matter how terrible it is. It is not a choice. And when that day comes when we all accept, we will officially not be able to create change
Martin Luther King Jr. is known as an advocate for civil rights to bring equality to African Americans, but he was a civil rights advocate for all; regardless of race, gender or economic status he believed that everyone should be given the tools they needed to reach their full potential, especially if they worked for it. While progress continued, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. greatly impacted the rights of all US citizens and unfortunately at 50 years later, I do not think we have recovered. We are still divided by race, religion, gender, poverty, sexual orientation and so many others. We are not a people of a country but individuals of ourselves, disconnected
I have become desensitised by gun violence, it saddens me but it doesn't shock me and that sadness doesn’t last. Like the news stations, and in the offices we hear about it and then move onto traffic, we scroll past it on Twitter, we hear it and move on. It has become a part of my everyday life. The similarities today from 50 years ago of those who are still fighting for equality, for our lives, do not give me hope but dread, for when we become desensitised by injustice to others I know our chance for equality and true prosperity for all will be over.
Let me explain, I knew who Etan Petz is, but I didn’t know who Emmett Till was
3 December 1968 // Elvis’s tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. & Bobby Kennedy
They dont tell us this shit in school, it's never talked about- how is this never talked about?? I never knew these quotes, I should've gotten more into the true history of MLK. Lately, so many interesting things about him have came out. White people so scarcely realize our privileges. We don't have to worry about simply getting out of our doors safely. I'm glad I'm learning more about black history, learning things I was never told, learning history that was ignored by society and the school systems. Now, I'm not blaming the school systems for my lack of knowledge. I hope that things really do start to change, that people become more educated on these things and people's ignorant views and opinions change as well.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Remember and celebrate all what we are fighting for! Remember and celebrate all the wonderful black figures in your life and in history.
Remember what we are fighting for.
Don’t fall victim to trump’s narrative.