Brother, when you say such things as in the attached image, you show your hand. It is clear you haven't yet even been persuaded by MLK's original message, nor the Civil Rights Movement itself.
For example, Dr. King wrote,
"Our hope for creative living in this world house 1/
2/ "that we have inherited lies in our ability to reestablish the moral ends of our lives in personal character and social justice."
Or how about,
"Social justice and progress are the absolute guarantors of riot prevention. There is no other answer. Constructive social change
3/ "will bring certain tranquillity; evasions will merely encourage turmoil. Negroes hold only one key to the double lock of peaceful change. The other is in the hands of the white community."
Or,
"We must recognize that we can’t solve our problem now until there is a radical
4/ "redistribution of economic and political power…. This means a revolution of values and other things. We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism are all tied together… you can’t really get rid of one without getting rid of the others…
5/ "the whole structure of American life must be changed. America is a hypocritical nation and [we] must put [our] own house in order."
So, please get to know King before using him for unrighteous ends. His a start:
alsoacarpenter.com/2019/10/09/app…
6/ Also, work to understand the the Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's itself. You might be surprised that what you are opposing now is the very movement you think you endorse in contrast:
thefrontporch.org/2020/06/the-ch…
7/ Last, given that you are a theology professor, you need to come to terms with the fact that your narrow understanding of justice does not come from the Bible, but is just another social philosophy born of American culture. Biblical justice includes social justice at every
8/8 turn. The scriptures are riddled with calls for social justice. Maybe begin with an introductory work like @timkellernyc's Generous Justice. Or even read John Calvin!
amazon.com/dp/1594486077/…
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