Celebrate MLK Day with the Biden-Harris team by Viewing the Star Studded Event "United We Serve"
As a person of color, next week is a pivotal moment. I believe it’s important to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Day a day of reflection and a day to where you continue to learn about Dr. King to not only celebrate his life but understand the gravity of what he was fighting for.
King's "I Have a Dream" wasn't his only famous speech. Photo Credit: Francis Miller/ Getty
Of course, many are familiar with the famous “I Have a Dream” speech. However, Dr. King was so much more than that. To only familiarize yourself with this speech and not his full passion and works is only doing yourself and those around you a disservice. We must continue to understand the gravity of what he was fighting for. Something that continues to cripple the United States to this day. For starters, HERE is a snippet of a few of other Dr. King speeches.
Regardless of age, the are many tools such as books, YouTube videos, professor discussions over Dr. King. Click HERE for a great resource.
A major way to celebrate is tuning in as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ honors Martin Luther King Day with an event that celebrates the legacy of the slain civil rights leader.
Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Photo Courtesy of: Bettmann/ Getty
The Presidential Inaugural Committee will host “United We Serve: A Celebration of the National MLK Day of Service” on Monday in honor of the holiday. The hour-long commemoration will include a variety of entertainers and speakers to commemorate King (1929-1968).
Participants include Aloe Blacc; the Rev. Dr. Bernice King; Martin Luther King III; Chesca; Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan.; Rosario Dawson; Andra Day; Yo-Yo Ma; the Rev. Al Sharpton; Sean Patrick Thomas; Diane Warren; Lynn Whitfield; and Bebe Winans.
The programming is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET at bideninaugural.org and on the inaugural committee’s social media platforms. “United We Serve” will be one of the first of the team's events before the inauguration on Wednesday.
MLK Day was designated as a national day of service in 1994. Today more and more companies have encouraged its employees to get involved and even more have began to recognize it as a paid holiday to observe.
“On Monday the 18th, join us for a celebration of the National MLK #DayOfService. After a day of Americans serving their communities, we'll come together for an evening of music and inspiring speakers,” the inaugural committee tweeted.
However you plan on celebrating this day, safely of course, let’s try to remember what Dr. King stood for as we carry on his legacy.