Going Beyond the “Highlight Reel” of Dr. King’s Legacy: Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center Newsletter

February 9, 2021

Sadly, I still hear Dr. King’s name invoked as a tool to outright silence or tone-police Black people who are fighting for liberation and justice. In an effort to reject the often repeated and “sanitized” version of King that is more palatable to the white power structure I compiled a collection of quotes of his that represent some of the larger questions he was asking during his life.

Those quotes were included in the January and February 2021 newsletter of the Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center.

Visit the newsletter to find more information, including an interview from Dr. King that hasn’t gotten much airtime, some guiding questions to reflect on what you’ve learned and haven’t learned about him, and more.

Ubuntu,

From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins-Jones

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Relando Thompkins-Jones

I'm a macro social worker, social justice educator, and consultant who uses media and education to advance equity and social justice within people, organizations, and communities. I am also the Founder, Host, Editor and Producer of Social Justice Origin Stories, a storytelling project that highlights the personal stories and defining moments that have inspired individuals and organizations to labor for equity and social justice. I started Social Justice Origin Stories because I believe in the power of storytelling and making our experiences accessible to others, because I believe in the liberatory effects of social justice education, to support justice-seekers in finding community and feeling less alone given the relentlessness of oppressive systems, and hopefully to be a resource of support and reflection for those who are thinking through how they could best contribute to the work. We need all who can, to do what they can.