Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a “call to action for us to rise up and protect our hard-fought freedoms before it is too late.” @real_sharpton explains how the Trump officials are working to dismantle the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. — and how they “represent the greatest threat to the movement since he was assassinated nearly six decades ago.” | MS NOW

On April 4, 1967, during a talk at Stanford University, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech explaining that riots emerge when communities feel ignored and unheard. #mlk #civilrights #americanhistory #socialjustice #history | Brut