Every year, I struggle with watching folks bastardize, sanitize & white wash MLK by sharing quotes that suggest he never called out white supremacy.
Well he did. He also had some critiques about capitalism's role in perpetuating racism & it's off shoot economic inequality.
Well he did. He also had some critiques about capitalism's role in perpetuating racism & it's off shoot economic inequality.
The truth is, MLK was a radical. My goodness, the fact that he was so upsetting to white folks that he was jailed, beaten & assassinated speaks to just how disruptive to white supremacy he really was.
Folks seem to forget that he was legit KILLED for his work.
Folks seem to forget that he was legit KILLED for his work.
So get into a few of his more direct quotes that made him threatening to the status quo. Honor him for these words & not just the ones that are routinely used to let oppressors gaslight the opposed.
So today, as many folks & especially those of us w/marginalized identities stay home as crowds of folks prepare to storm capitals all over the US over conspiracy theories, spend some time in reflection about the radical MLK.
Spend a little time reading MLK's Letter from the Birmingham City Jail. Reflect on your personal efforts to promote diversity, equity & inclusion.
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And emphatically say NO to oppressors who use MLK to justify upholding oppression & marginalization. And don't just say no, call them out & hold them accountable for that behavior. That's what allyship & advocacy look like.
Make today, tomorrow & the next day count.
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