"I refuse to accept the idea that the “isness” of man’s present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal “oughtness” that forever confronts him. I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsom and jetsom in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality."

Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech. (via stfuconfederates)

(Source: reallyreallyokthen, via thefemme-menace)

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"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."

Martin Luther King, Jr. (via toberated)

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wnyc:

Happy MLK Day. Here’s what’s on tap for us:
11am: Brian Lehrer plays highlights from his MLK event yesterday at the Brooklyn Museum
Noon: Leonard Lopate’s annual Gospel Music Hour (so good!)
From the archives: A speech from 1964 as MLK is honored by the city of New York
On Facebook: Brian asks how you are marking this day
-Jody, BL Show-

wnyc:

Happy MLK Day. Here’s what’s on tap for us:

11am: Brian Lehrer plays highlights from his MLK event yesterday at the Brooklyn Museum

Noon: Leonard Lopate’s annual Gospel Music Hour (so good!)

From the archives: A speech from 1964 as MLK is honored by the city of New York

On Facebook: Brian asks how you are marking this day

-Jody, BL Show-

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