Martin Luther King III

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Global Human Rights Activist. Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board for the Drum Major Institute. Co-Founder Give Us the Ballot. Press: mlk3pressinquiries@gmail.com.

Photo cutout of MLK Jr in front of a floral pattern and below red text that reads "Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month" and next to one of his quotes: "I speak as a child of God and brother to the suffering poor in Vietnam. I speak to those whose land is being laid waste, whose homes are being destroyed, and whose culture is being subverted."
Quote from MLK Jr from "Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam": Now, I've chosen to preach about the war in Vietnam because I agree with Dante that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal ... I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today, my own government."
Quote from Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King: We are deeply troubled by today’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. With this decision, the Supreme Court has further weakened the Voting Rights Act, the crown jewel of the Civil Rights Movement. This is not simply a legal setback, but a moral indictment that reflects a continued retreat from the promise of equal justice. This decision silences the voices of millions of voters of color by undermining the purpose of the VRA – securing and protecting the political rights of Black and Brown communities across the country. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. understood that voting rights are the foundation of our entire democratic system. Without them, we are a democracy in name only. While future courts may address this ruling, the damage is immediate, and this moment demands that we choose whether to accept the erosion of our democracy or stand together to defend it.