Dr. King’s assassination while he was in Memphis supporting striking AFSCME workers is an event that is forever etched in my mind as a devastating example of the injustices that Black people have faced in this country for our entire lives.
So on this somber day, let us remember– beyond today, beyond tomorrow– what we must do as a society to truly live up to the legacy of Dr. King.
Let us remember all he fought for, all he accomplished, and what we must all do to carry on that legacy.
In thinking about this legacy and how his work is so intertwined with our ongoing work towards education justice