Let’s Stop Sanitizing King

Some folks have historical amnesia. And on this day, every year, we witness King’s words taken out of context as if his work stopped with one phrase: “I Have a Dream.” King embraced anti-racism, anti-imperialism + anti-militarism. He called for a “radical REVOLUTION of values.

But we know America prefers a reduction to sound bites, seeing him as a symbol of civil rights while avoiding the substance of his speeches, books (Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?) and life.

Let’s tell the truth about King’s legacy, it is rooted in collective liberation.

I think it is important that we sit with some questions today, and going forward in our work:

How can we embody what King lived?