Today we honor the life of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929, and assassinated on April 4, 1968. Dr. King was and still is, revered as a monumental leader in the Civil Rights Movement. An American Baptist minister and activist, he evoked a message of peace and non-violence in the struggle for African-Americans to achieve equality and justice in the United States and beyond. The fact that he did this in an environment that at one point jailed him and eventually cost him his life is a testament to how great this man truly was.
As an ally who stands steadfast in the fight for the principles of freedom and equality Dr. King sought for African-Americans, these are my 10 Simple Truths for racial equality on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
Black Lives Matter.